 The fan-coral sweeps through the clear, deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea. And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting amid those bowers of stone, And is safe when the wrathful spirit of...  Readings in American Poetry - Page 73by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Abby Amy Tenney - Animal behavior - 1868 - 160 pages
...clear, deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea ; And life in rare and beautiful forms Is sporting amid...spirit of storms Has made the top of the wave his own : Then far below, in the peaceful sea, The purple mullet and gold-fish rove, Where the waters murmur... | |
 | Gems - Natural history - 1868 - 194 pages
...clear desp sea, And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea: And Life in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...wrathful spirit of storms Has made the top of the waves hia own. PEKCIVAL. IT is not at all uncommon to meet with collections of beautiful shells, hut... | |
 | William Dickey Gunning - Evolution - 1876 - 388 pages
...cradle." " Life in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting amid those bowers of stone, And is safe while the wrathful spirit of storms, Has made the top of the wave his own." Not very safe in their bowers of stone are the forms of life, rare and beautiful, while storms are... | |
 | Clara Corfield - 1877 - 136 pages
...clear cool sea, And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea. And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...wrathful Spirit of storms Has made the top of the waves its own." The sound of our footsteps has disturbed the dwellers in this fairy-like kingdom. "Life... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - Readers - 1878 - 508 pages
...clear deep sea ; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea ; 5. And life in rare and beautiful forms Is sporting amid...wrathful spirit of storms Has made the top of the waves his own. 6. And when the ship from his fury flies, When the myriad voices of ocean war, When... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...clear, deep sea; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea. And life, in rare and beautiful forms. Is sporting...of stone, And is safe, when the wrathful spirit of storme Has made the top of the wave his own. And when the ship from his fury flies, Where the myriad... | |
 | M. Josephine Warren - Readers and speakers - 1879 - 400 pages
...motion, The fan-coral sweeps through the clear, deep sea; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting...wave his own ; And when the ship from his fury flies, When the myriad voices of ocean roar, When the wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And the demons are... | |
 | English poetry - 1879 - 314 pages
...and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like com on the upland lea. And life, in rare and beantiful forms, Is sporting amid those bowers of stone, And...the wave his own. And when the ship from his fury Hies, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, When the wind-god frowns in the murky skies, And demons... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...clear deep sea; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea : he, 22 flics, Where the myriad voices of Ocean roar ; When the wind-god frowns in the murky skies. And demons... | |
 | Maurice Paterson - 1880 - 328 pages
...bending like corn on the upland lea: And life, in rare and beautiful forms, Is sporting amid these bowers of stone, And is safe, when the wrathful spirit of storms Has made the top of the wave his own. 5. And when the ship from his fury flies, Where the myriad voices of ocean roar, When the wind-god... | |
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