 | George Washington Bungay - 1854 - 508 pages
...flourishes his hands." The " Waterfowl " is one of the most beautiful and perfect poems in the language. " Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. " Seekest thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide ; Or, where the rocking billows... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...obedient son. he might look up To the Almighty Father of his race, And claim his guidance. John Jfty. Whither midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Thou 'rt gone, th' abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet in my heart Deeply hath sunk the... | |
 | George Washington Bungay - 1854 - 500 pages
...flourishes his hands." The "Waterfowl" is one of the most beautiful and perfect poems in the language. " Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, doet thou pursue Thy solitary way ? " Vainly the fowler's eye, Might mark thy distant flight to do... | |
 | David W. Bartlett - 1855 - 440 pages
...most finished, perfect pieces. It is well known, but will bear reading again and again. TO A WATERFOWL Whither midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink I Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1855 - 318 pages
...lingers near ; But when he marks the reddening sky, He bounds away to hunt the deer. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1855 - 320 pages
...lingers near ; But when he marks the reddening sky, He bounds away to hunt the deer. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly seen against the crimson sky, Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide,... | |
 | Catherine Anne Hubback - 1855 - 336 pages
...Annie Garden unconsciously broke the silence which prevailed, by repeating in a suppressed tone, " Whither 'midst falling dew While glow the heavens...their rosy depths, dost thou pursue, Thy solitary way !" ' Oh ! please go on," exclaimed Mrs. wdbridge, " I remember thinking that m so beautiful, repeat... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 432 pages
...not of earth, Just opening in their early birth, Like that new light in heaven." TO A WATERFOWL. " Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens...sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy Drink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...what adjectines or verhs are the following ahstract nouns connected, Depth. Flight. Height. WHITHER 1 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the...sky, Thy figure floats along. Seek'st thou the plashy hrink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking hillows rise and sink On the chafed... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...hope repose,) The bosom of his Father and his God. Gray. TO A WATER-FOWL. WHITHER, midst falling dew,T While glow the heavens with the last steps of day,...thee wrong; As, darkly painted on the crimson sky, Tny figure floats along. (1) Fair sciena, &c.—ie the lowliness of his hirth (not, however, that Gray's... | |
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Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson... 
