 | John Greenleaf Adams, Edwin Hubbell Chapin - Hymns, English - 1849 - 676 pages
...endless light above. 431. CM Moou. Heaven Desired. \ THE bird let loose in Eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. 2 But high she shoots through air and lightAbove all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flig'... | |
 | Baron Stow, Samuel Francis Smith, Richard Fuller, Jeremiah Bell Jeter - Baptists - 1847 - 758 pages
...Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler warblers roam ; — 2 But high she shoots through air and light, Above all...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, Lord, from every snare Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through faith's serener air, To... | |
 | 1847 - 586 pages
...who wrote these very liues, and wrote moreover — " The dove let loose in eastern skies Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. " So grant me, God, from earthly care, From pride and passion free, Aloft, through faith and love's... | |
 | C. T - 1847 - 350 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 light, Above all low decay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, Lord, from every... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1848 - 638 pages
...skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. 2 But high she shoots through air and light — Above...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, God, from every snare Of sinful passion free, Aloft through faith's serener air To hold... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1841 - 264 pages
...probably much greater, if they took a circular flight, as we have concluded from the above facts. 14. The bird let loose in eastern skies, When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wings, or flies Where idle wanderers roam. 15. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all... | |
 | Salem Town - Printing - 1848 - 298 pages
...probably much greater, if they took a circular flight, as we have concluded from the above facts. 13. The bird let loose in eastern skies. When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wings, or flies Where idle wanderers roam. QUESTIONS. What is a carrier pigeon? Where is the letter... | |
 | John Boyden - 1848 - 308 pages
...breath beneath the hill Of Sharon's dewy rose. 1 The bird, let loose in eastern skies, When haat'ning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. S But high she shoots thro' air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Sacred songs - 1849 - 328 pages
...Thine ! THE BIHD, LET LOOSE. (AlB. BEETHOVEN.) THE bird, let loose in eastern skies, l When hast'ning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, GOD, from every care And stain of passion free, Aloft, through Virtue's purer air, To... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...last expiation to the brave. Hon. Rufus Choate. EXERCISE XCH. The Bird let loose in Eastern Skiff. THE bird, let loose in eastern skies,* When hastening...fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies 25 Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where... | |
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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. 
