This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-side? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast--The desert and illimitable air--Lone wandering, but not lost All day thy wings have fanned, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-side? There is a Power whose care Teaches thy way along that pathless coast--The desert and illimitable air--Lone wandering, but not lost All day thy wings have fanned, At that far height, the cold, thin atmosphere, Yet stoop not, weary, to the welcome land, Though the dark night is near. And soon that the toil shall end; Soon shalt thou find a summer home, and rest, And scream among my fellows; reeds shall bend. Soon, o'er thy sheltered nest. Thou'rt gone, the abyss of heaven Hath swallowed up thy form; yet, on my heart Deeply hath sunk the lesson thou hast given; And shall not soon depart: He who, from zone to zone, Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight, In the long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright.--William Cullen Bryant. On the Departure of the Nightingale. SWEET poet of the woods, a long adieu! Farewell, soft minstrel of the early year! Ah! 'twill be long ere thou shalt sing anew, And pour thy music on the night's dull ear. Whether on Spring thy wandering flights await, Or whether silent in our groves you dwell, The pensive muse shall own thee for her mate, And still protect the song she loves so well. With cautious step the love lorn youth shall glide Through the lone brake that shades thy mossy nest; And shepherd girls from eyes profane shall hide The gentle bird who sings of pity best: For still thy voice shall soft affections move, And still be dear to sorrow, and to love!--Charlotte Smith. GEMS of the changing autumn, how beautiful ye are! Shining from your glossy stems like many a golden star. Peeping through the long grass, smiling on the down; Lighting up the dusky bark, just where the sun goes down; Yellow flowers of autumn, how beautiful ye are! Shining ...
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