A Library of Poetry and Song: Being Choice Selections from the Best PoetsWilliam Cullen Bryant |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 82
Page 5
... bright their eyes must be ! Little fly , Ope your eye ; Spiders are near by . For a secret I can tell , Spiders never use flies well . Then away Do not stay . Little fly , good day . THEODORE TILTON . WILLIE WINKIE . WEE Willie Winkie ...
... bright their eyes must be ! Little fly , Ope your eye ; Spiders are near by . For a secret I can tell , Spiders never use flies well . Then away Do not stay . Little fly , good day . THEODORE TILTON . WILLIE WINKIE . WEE Willie Winkie ...
Page 14
... bright — ah , bright — but your light is failing ; You are nothing now but a bow . You Moon ! have you done something wrong in heaven , That God has hidden your face ? with dew , is , and new . " Thy limbs will shortly be twice as stout ...
... bright — ah , bright — but your light is failing ; You are nothing now but a bow . You Moon ! have you done something wrong in heaven , That God has hidden your face ? with dew , is , and new . " Thy limbs will shortly be twice as stout ...
Page 17
... bright red berries rest , Nor the pinks , nor the pale sweet cowslip , It seemeth to me the best . I once had a little brother , With eyes that were dark and deep ; In the lap of that old dim forest He lieth in peace asleep : Light as ...
... bright red berries rest , Nor the pinks , nor the pale sweet cowslip , It seemeth to me the best . I once had a little brother , With eyes that were dark and deep ; In the lap of that old dim forest He lieth in peace asleep : Light as ...
Page 34
... bright days of summer glee There found them side by side . And voices of the fair and brave Rose mingling thence in mirth ; And sweetly floated o'er the wave The melodies of earth . Moonlight on that lone Indian main Cloudless and ...
... bright days of summer glee There found them side by side . And voices of the fair and brave Rose mingling thence in mirth ; And sweetly floated o'er the wave The melodies of earth . Moonlight on that lone Indian main Cloudless and ...
Page 43
... Bright as the sun , her eyes the gazers strike , And , like the sun , they shine on all alike . Yet , graceful ease , and sweetness void of pride , Might hide her faults , if belles had faults tc hide ; If to her share some female ...
... Bright as the sun , her eyes the gazers strike , And , like the sun , they shine on all alike . Yet , graceful ease , and sweetness void of pride , Might hide her faults , if belles had faults tc hide ; If to her share some female ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ALEXANDER POPE ALFRED TENNYSON beauty bells beneath bird blessed bosom brave breast breath bright brow cheek clouds cold dark dead dear death deep doth dream earth ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING eyes face fair fear flowers gentle gone grace grave green hand happy hast hath hear heard heart heaven HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW hill hour JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER king kiss lady land leaves light lips live look Lord moon morning mother ne'er never nevermore night o'er PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY praise rest ROBERT BURNS rose round shine shore sigh silent sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sound spirit spring stars stood sweet tears tell thee There's thine things THOMAS HOOD THOMAS MOORE thou art thought tree voice wave weary weep wild WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings