Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a white, celestial thought; When yet I had not walked above A mile or two from my first love, And looking back (at that short space) Could see a glimpse... The Student's Treasury of English Song ...tekijä(t) William Henry Davenport Adams - 1873Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Gems - 1841 - 624 sivua
...glory. THE RETREAT. HAPPY those early days, when I Shined in my angel-infancy! Before I understood this place, Appointed for my second race ; Or taught my soul to fancy aught But a white celestial thought ; - - , — i When yet I had not walked above A mile or two from my first love ; And, looking back... | |
| 1842 - 818 sivua
...very life of things. Happy those early days when I Shrined in my angel infancy! Ere I understood thin place Appointed for my second race : Or taught my...to fancy aught, But a white celestial thought. When on some gilded cloud or flower, My piling soul would dwell an hour, And in those weaker glories, spy... | |
| 1849 - 608 sivua
...second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, Celestiall thought ; When yet I had not walkt above A mile or two from my first love, And looking...back, at that short space, Could see a glimpse of liis bright face ; When on tome gilded Cloud orjlowre My gazing sout would dwell an houre, And in those... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1849 - 608 sivua
...race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought I'.ut a white, Celestiall thought ; When yet 1 had not walkt above A mile or two from my first love, And looking...space, Could see a glimpse of his bright face ; When oniomr yildfd Cloud orjlotrre Ну pa:ing soul vould dictll an hours, And in those weaker glories spy... | |
| 1856 - 568 sivua
...infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, celestial! thought; When yet I had not...space Could see a glimpse of His bright face ; When on tone gilded cloud or Jtowre My gazing soul would dwell an houre, And in those weaker glories spy Some... | |
| 1850 - 560 sivua
...Before I understood this place, Appointed for my second race; Or tanght my soul to fancy aught Bnt a white celestial thought; When yet I had not walked...first love; And, looking back at that short space, Conld see a glimpse of his bright face ; When on some gilded clond or flower My gazing soul would dwell... | |
| 1850 - 544 sivua
...Nothing that he was afterwards called upon to witness or mingle with, entirely Before 1 understood this place Appointed for my second race ; Or taught my...But a white celestial thought ; When yet I had not walk'd above A mile or two from my first love; And looking back at that abort space, Could see a glimpse... | |
| Henry Vaughan - 1856 - 330 sivua
...second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, celestiall thought ; When yet I had not walkt above A mile or two from my first love, And looking...of his bright face ; When on some gilded cloud or flowre My gazing soul would dwell an houre, And in those weaker glories spy Some shadows of eternity... | |
| 1856 - 598 sivua
...angell-infancy ! Before I understood this place Appointed for my second race, Or taught my soul to fancy ought But a white, celestial! thought; When yet I had not...of His bright face ; When on some gilded cloud or flowre My gazing soul would dwell an houre, And in those weaker glories spy Some shadows of eternity... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1859 - 312 sivua
...Retreat:" •' Happy those early days, when I Shin'd in my angel infancy ! Before I understood this place, Appointed for my second race, Or taught my...But a white, celestial thought ; When yet I had not walkt above A mile or two from my first love, And looking back, at that short space, Could see a glimpse... | |
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