 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. — The hills Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in...— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 496 pages
...ancient as the sun,—the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between; The venerable woods—rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That...waste,— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes... | |
 | 1836 - 268 pages
...infant world — with kings Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. — The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, —...— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1836 - 286 pages
...— the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. — The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, —...— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad abodes... | |
 | 1836 - 362 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...majesty ; and the complaining brooks, That make the meadow green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn... | |
 | Ezra Stiles Gannett - 1837 - 264 pages
...the earth, the wise and good, Fair forms and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable Voods, rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks, That make the meadows green, and, poured... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...upon. The oak Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mold. Yet not to thy eternal resting-place Shalt thou retire alone ; nor couldst thou wish Couch...majesty ; and the complaining brooks, That make the meadow green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's grey and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1867 - 1254 pages
...picturesque appearance, and is situated amidst the most exquisite scenery. " The hilli Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun — the vales Stretching in...venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and tlio complaining brooks That make the meadows green." BRYANT. One path led us between walls of rhododendrons,... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 302 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, 1 The planets, all the infinite host of heaven, Are shining on the sad... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 304 pages
...earth — the wise, the good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the...— Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun, THANATOPSIS. 77 The planets, all the infinite host of heaven* Are shining... | |
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The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray... 
