 The windflower and the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier-rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow; But on the hill the goldenrod, and the aster in the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook...  Readings in American Poetry - Page 147by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 350 pages
...falls the plague on men, And the brightness of their smile was gone From + upland, glade, and glen. 4. And now, when comes the calm, mild day, As still such...will come, To call the squirrel and. the bee From out their r?inter home; When the sound of dropping nuts is heard, Though all the trees are still, And +... | |
 | Timothy Shay Arthur - 1853 - 254 pages
...wind-flower, and the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier.rose and orchis died amid the summer glow: But on the hill the golden-rod, and the aster in the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook in autumn's beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear cold heaven, as falls the plague on men,... | |
 | 1867 - 746 pages
...and the violet, they perished Ion? ago, And the brier-rose and the orchis died amid tbc summer glow ; But on the hill the golden-rod, and the aster in the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook in 128 129 Till fell the frost from the clear, cold heaven, as falls the plague on men, Aud the brightness... | |
 | Joseph Warren Fabens - 1853 - 228 pages
...the autumn, the Indian summer, there is an attempt to revive it. " When come the warm bright days, As still such days will come, To call the squirrel and the bee From out their winter home." But oh, how faint again — and comparatively speaking, ghastly . in its surroundings... | |
 | Joseph Warren Fabens - 1853 - 414 pages
...the autumn, the Indian summer, there is an attempt to revive it. " When come the warm bright days, Aa still such days will come, To call the squirrel and the bee From out their winter home." But oh, how faint again — and comparatively speaking, ghastly in its surroundings... | |
 | Roy Bennett Pace - 1915 - 680 pages
...and the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow ; But on the hill the goldenrod, and the aster in the wood, 15 And the yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear... | |
 | Sister Mary Domitilla - 1917 - 396 pages
...the violet, they perished long ago, And the brier-rose and the orchids died amid the summer glow ; But on the hill the golden-rod, and the aster in the...will come, To call the squirrel and the bee from out their winter home ; When the sound of the dropping nuts is heard, though The south wind searches for... | |
 | Margaret Sprague Carhart - 1917 - 410 pages
...the orchis died amid the summer glow ; But on the hills the golden-rod, and the aster in the wood, 15 And the yellow sun-flower by the brook, in autumn...days will come, To call the squirrel and the bee from put their winter home ; 20 When the sound of dropping nuts is heard, though all the trees are still,... | |
 | Margaret Sprague Carhart - 1917 - 532 pages
...the orchis died amid the summer glow ; But on the hills the golden-rod, and the aster in the wood, 15 And the yellow sun-flower by the brook, in autumn...the brightness of their smile was gone, from upland, And now, when comes the calm mild day, as still such days will come, To call the squirrel and the bee... | |
 | James Champlin Fernald - 1917 - 364 pages
...the essential subject^ *. The brier-rose and the orchis died amid the summer glow; But on the hills the golden-rod, and the aster in the wood. And the...yellow sunflower by the brook, in autumn beauty stood. BRYANT The Death of the Flowers. Plenty, as well as Want, can separate friends. — COWLEY Davideis,... | |
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