| John William Carleton - 1867 - 1254 pages
...picturesque appearance, and is situated amidst the most exquisite scenery. " The hilli Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun — the vales Stretching in...venerable woods — rivers that move In majesty, and tlio complaining brooks That make the meadows green." BRYANT. One path led us between walls of rhododendrons,... | |
| Oratory - 1840 - 452 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in...meadow green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's grey and merancholy waste, — Are but the solemn decorations all Of the great tomb of man. The golden... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 302 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in...majesty ; and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste — Are but the solemn... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 292 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. — The hills Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, — the vales Stretching in...majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste, — Are but the solemn... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 304 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in...majesty ; and the complaining brooks, That make the meadows green : and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste — Are but the solemn... | |
| John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 300 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in...venerable woods ; rivers that move In majesty ; and ihe complaining brooks, Thai make the meadows green : and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy... | |
| Association for the Improvement of Juvenile Books - Children's poetry - 1841 - 250 pages
...good ; Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past ; All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rock-ribb'd and ancient as the sun ; the vales Stretching in pensive...quietness between The venerable woods — rivers that move Tn majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green, and poured round all, Old ocean's... | |
| 1877 - 506 pages
...good, Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past, All in one mighty sepulchre. The hills, Rook-ribbed and ancient as the sun ; the vales, Stretching in...majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green ; and, poured round all, Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste — Are but the solemn... | |
| Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...forms,, | and hoary seers' of ages past', | All in one mighty sepulchre. | The hills, | Rock-ribb'd, and ancient as the sun' ; | the vales', | Stretching...majesty, | and the ""complaining brooks' | That make the meadows green, ; | and, pour'd round all' | Old ocean's grey, and melancholy waste', | Are but the... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...one mighty sepulehre. — The hills R'H'k-ribb'd. and ancient as the sun. — the vales stretohins in pensive quietness between ; The venerable woods...majesty, and the complaining brooks That make the meadows green; and, pour'd round Old ocean's gray and melancholy waste,—, [all, Are but the solemn... | |
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