 Silent, till some replying warder blew His alien horn, and then was heard no more. Where erst the jay, within the elm's tall crest, Made garrulous trouble round her unfledged...  Littell's Living Age - Page 3841854Full view - About this book
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 pages
...his sighing mate's complaint ; And like a »tar, sluw drowning in the light, The village church vane ? ɛ Ȗ7 _ d warder blew Ilia alien horn, and then was heard no rftore. " Where, erst, the jay within the elm's... | |
 | 1852 - 620 pages
...remotest blue. " On slumberous wings the vulture tried his flight ; The dove scarce heard his sighing mate's complaint ; And like a star, slow drowning in the light, The village church vane seemed to pale and faint. " The sentinel cock upon the hillside crew — Crew thrice, and... | |
 | 1853 - 698 pages
...slow drowning in th •; light, The village church-vane neimed to pale and faint. The sentinel-cock upon the hill-side crew — Crew thrice, and all was...stiller than before, — Silent till some replying warder blew His alien horn, and then was heard no more. Where erst the jay, within the elm's tall crest,... | |
 | 1853 - 776 pages
...his sighing mate's complaint ; And like a star, slow drowning in the light, The village church vane seemed to pale and faint. The sentinel cock upon the hillside crew — Crew thricr, and all was stiller than before — Silent till some replying warder blew His alien horn, and... | |
 | 1853 - 692 pages
...Time's remotest blue. On slumbrous wings the vulture hied his flight, The dove scarce heard his sighing mate's complaint ; And like a star slow drowning in...village church-vane seemed to pale and faint. The sentinel-cock upon the hill-aide crew — Crew thrice, and all was stiller than before, — Bilent... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...remotest blue. On slnmb'rous wing-i the vulture tried his flight; The dove scarce heard his sighing mate's complaint; And like a star slow drowning in the light. The village church-vane seemed to ]uile and faint. The sentinel cock upon the hill-side crew; Crew thrice, and all was stiller than before—-... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - 1855 - 408 pages
...star slow drowning iu the light, The village church-vane seemed to pale and faint. The sentinel-cock upon the hill-side crew— Crew thrice, and all was...stiller than before,— Silent till some replying warder blew His alien horn, and then was heard no more. Where erst the jay, within the elm's tall crest,... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 642 pages
...remotest blue. On slumb'rous wings the vulture held his flight ; The dove scarce heard his sighing mate's complaint ; And like a star slow drowning in...wanderer blew His alien horn, and then was heard no more. 598 HEAD. y within the elm's tall crest trouble round her unfledged young; riole hung her swaying nest... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 644 pages
...Time's remotest blue. On slumb'rous wings the vulture held his flight; The dove scarce heard his sighing mate's complaint : And like a star slow drowning in...before — Silent till some replying wanderer blew Where erst the jay within the elm's tall crest Made garrulous trouble round her unfledged young ; And... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1858 - 350 pages
...As in a dream, the distant woodman hewed His winter log, with many a muffled blow. The sentinel cook upon the hill-side crew — Crew thrice, and all was...stiller than before — Silent till some replying warder blew His alien horn, and then was heard no more. Where erst the jay, within the elm's tall crest,... | |
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