Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply has sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that... The Fifth Reader - Page 1651905 - 468 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1868 - 194 pages
...end ; Soon shall thou find a summer home, and rest, And scream among thy fellows ; reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss...flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will guide my steps aright. (Dmnijjrtscntc. ATHER and Friend ! Thy light, thy love Beaming through all Thy... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 pages
...fellows ; reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou' art gone — the abyss of heaven 25 Hath swallowed up thy form ; yet on my heart Deeply...Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, 30 In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. William Cullen Bryant. CCLXIV... | |
 | 1869 - 254 pages
...end ; Soon shalt thou find a summer home, and rest, And scream among thy fellows ; reeds shall bend, Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss...heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And soon shall not depart. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,... | |
 | 1870 - 462 pages
...thy fellows; reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou' art gone—the abyss of heaven 25 Hath swallowed up thy form; yet on my heart Deeply...Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, 30 In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. William Cullen Bryant. CCLXVII... | |
 | 1872 - 648 pages
...reach, we gaze after them in wonder, and with Bryant, the poet, are ready to exclaim, — " Thou art gone : the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form...And shall not soon depart " He who from zone to zone THE SPIRIT OF REFORM. BY ALICE MARLAND WELLINGTON. I " To effect the blessedness for which he was intended,... | |
 | Alexander Kennedy Isbister - 1870 - 420 pages
...end : Soon shalt thou find a summer home, and rest And scream among thy fellows : reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone! the abyss...lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, He, who,... | |
 | Europe - 1870 - 108 pages
...home, and rest And scream among thy fellows : reeds shall bend Soon o'er thy sheltered nest. " Thou 'rt gone. The abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form...heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, Nor will it soon depart. He, who from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky the certain flight... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 pages
...reeds shall bend Soon O'er thy shelter'd nest. 7. Thou'rt gone ! the abyss ' of heaven Hath swallow'd up thy form ; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the...lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart : 8. He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way... | |
 | George Monteiro - 1988 - 196 pages
...mock-echo of the well-known lines of William Cullen Bryant's poem on providential design, "To a Waterfowl": "He, who, from zone to zone, / Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight" (Early Years, p. 582). 8. Quoted in Cook, A Living Voice, p. 1 14. It is not without interest or significance... | |
 | William L. Portier - 1994 - 394 pages
...Biblical Index 376 TO My Mother Ethel D. Portier and My Father William Portier, Jr. (1918-1984) . . . [O/n my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given, And shall not soon depart. WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT (1815) Acknowledgments The project of writing this book began in the fall of... | |
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