In music ; — thou art in the cooler breath That from the inmost darkness of the place Comes, scarcely felt ; the barky trunks, the ground, The fresh moist ground, are all instinct with thee. Here is continual worship; — nature, here, In the tranquillity... Letters from Alabama - Page 119by Philip Henry Gosse - 1859 - 306 pagesFull view - About this book
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...that Ihou dost love, Enjoys tby presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch, the solitary hird Passes; and yon clear spring, that, 'midst its herbs,...no tale Of all the good it does. Thou hast not left Tbyself without a witness, in these shades, Of tby perfections. Grandeur, strength, and grace Are here... | |
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...worship;—nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around, Prom perch to perch, the solitary bird Passes; and yon...not left Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak— By whose immoveable stem I stand and seem Almost annihilated—not... | |
| 1826 - 524 pages
...thee. Here is continual worship; — nature, here. In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly around, From perch to perch,...spring, that, 'midst its herbs, Wells softly forth arid visits the strong roots Of half the mighty forest, tells no tale Of all the good it does. Thou... | |
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| John Pierpont - Readers - 1831 - 294 pages
...with thee. Here is continual worship ; nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch,...bird Passes ; and yon clear spring, that, 'midst its heros. Wells softly forth, and visits the strong roots Of half the mighty forest, tells no tale Of... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1836 - 286 pages
...thee. Here is continual worship ; — nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch,...no tale Of all the good it does. Thou hast not left FOREST HYMN. 41 Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of thy perfections. Grandeur, strength,... | |
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...around, From pereh to pereh, the solitary hird Passes; and yon clear spring, that, 'midst its herhs, Wells softly forth, and visits the strong roots Of half the mighty forest, tells no tale or all the good it does. Thou hast not left Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of thy perfeetions.... | |
| American poetry - 1839 - 430 pages
...ground, Here is continual worship;—nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thj' presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch,...Passes; and yon clear spring, that, 'midst its herbs, Of half the mighty forest, tells no tale Wells softly forth, and visits the strong roots Of all the... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 292 pages
...thee. Here is continual worship ; — nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch,...no tale Of all the good it does. Thou hast not left FOREST HYMN. 41 Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of thy perfections. Grandeur, strength,... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1841 - 422 pages
...thee. Here is continual worship ; — nature, here, In the tranquillity that thou dost love, Enjoys thy presence. Noiselessly, around, From perch to perch,...left Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of tby perfections. Grandeur, strength, and grace, Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak — By whose... | |
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