When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. A Year of Beautiful Thoughts - Page 3111902 - 402 pagesFull view - About this book
| Music - 1818 - 564 pages
...parts exempt ; and in justice to MR. MOORE we quote the following classical exception : — "The bird, let loose in Eastern skies, When hastening fondly...shadow dims her way. So grant me, GOD, from every carey ( And stain of passion free, Aloft, thro' Virtue's purer air, To hold my course to Thee ! No... | |
| 1818 - 860 pages
...When hastening fondly home, Ne'er »loops to earth her wing, or flies Where idler wanderers roan ; But high she shoots through air and light, Above all...low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Or shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from «very slain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1818 - 826 pages
...hastening fondly hmne, Ne'er itoops to earth her wing, or flies Where idler wanderers rnam ; But high slie shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Or shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from every stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through virtue's... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 316 pages
...wastes away ! * On ya Homil. 8. in Epist. ad Tim. THE BIRD, LET LOOSE. Air. — BEETHOVEN . I. THE bird, let loose in eastern skies,* When hastening fondly...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. II. So grant me, GOD ! from every care And stain of passion free, Aloft, through Virtue's purer air,... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1823 - 298 pages
...wastes away ! * Ov y» Homil. 8. in Epist. ad Tim. THE BIRD, LET LOOSE. Air. — BEITHOVER. I. THE bird, let loose in eastern skies,* When hastening fondly...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. II. So grant me, GOD ! from every care And stain of passion free, Aloft, through Virtue's purer air,... | |
| Andrew Reid (of London.) - 1824 - 274 pages
...-!«'*•' ••{ •'• n. '{ «,O7 1'-' ''.': - t- ."\ V * '' •. ---"..' LETTER V. " The bird let loose in Eastern skies, When hastening fondly...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way." Edinburgh, SA August, 1820. THE Christian's warfare ends not until time, with regard to him, is no... | |
| Thomas Moore - Irish literature - 1825 - 310 pages
...altar's trembling light, In holy lustre wastes away ! THE BIRD, LET LOOSE IN EASTERN SKIES. THE bird, let loose in Eastern skies,* When hastening fondly...me, God, from every care, And stain of passion free, * The Carrier Pigco ., it is well known, flies at an nlevated pitch, in order 10 surmount every ob*... | |
| Thomas Moore - Folk songs, Irish - 1825 - 374 pages
...lustre wastes away ! The bird let loose. • Air— Beethoven. The bird, let loose in eastern skies,70 When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth...low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight. So grant me, GOD, from every care, And stain of passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To... | |
| Select poetry - English poetry - 1825 - 182 pages
...loose in eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler warblers roam ; But high she shoots through air and...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, Lord ! from every stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To steer my course... | |
| 1825 - 556 pages
...loose in eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler warblers roam ; But high she shoots through air and...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, Lord ! from every stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To steer my course... | |
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