 Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird ! No hungry generations tread thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was heard In ancient days by emperor and clown ; Perhaps the self-same song that found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when,...  Red-letter Poems by English Men and Women - Page 4751885 - 648 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1854 - 414 pages
...thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy ! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain— To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou...The same that ofttimes hath Charmed magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the very word is like a bell... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1854 - 592 pages
...thou sing, and I have ears in vain — To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou wast not born for earth, immortal bird ! No hungry generations tread thee down...amid the alien corn ; The same that ofttimes hath Chann'd magic casements, opening on the foam, Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pages
...thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such au ecstasy ! Still would'st thou sing, and I have ears in vain—- To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou...found a path Through the sad heart of Ruth, when, sick for home, She stood in tears timid the alien corn ; The same that oft-times hath Charmed magic... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1854 - 482 pages
...high requiem become a sod. Thou wast not born for death, immortal bird ! No hungry generations trend thee down ; The voice I hear this passing night was...The same that oft-times hath Charmed magic casements opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the very word is like a bell,... | |
 | John Keats - 1855 - 416 pages
...thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an eestasy ! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain — To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou...same that oft-times hath Charmed magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the very word is like a bell... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 510 pages
...art pouring forth thy soul abroad, • In such an eestasy ! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain — To thy high requiem become a- sod. Thou...The same that oft-times hath Charmed magic casements opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the very word is like a bell,... | |
 | Susan Fenimore Cooper - 1855 - 478 pages
...thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad, In such an eestasy ! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain — To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou...The same that oft-times hath Charmed magic casements opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the very word is like a bell,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 pages
...art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy I Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears is vain, — To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou wast...same that oft-times hath Charmed magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the very word is like a bell... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1857 - 436 pages
...thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such au eestasy ! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain—- To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou...amid the alien corn ; The same that ofttimes hath Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn. Forlorn ! the... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1857 - 374 pages
...thou art pouring forth thy soul abroad In such an ecstasy ! Still wouldst thou sing, and I have ears in vain, — To thy high requiem become a sod. Thou...tears amid the alien corn ; The same that ofttimes bath Charmed magic casements, opening on the foam Of perilous seas, in fairy lands forlorn. Forlorn... | |
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