 | English poetry - 1866 - 180 páginas
...shines dead ; As on the jag of a mountain crag, Which an earthquake rocks and swings, An eagle,alit, one moment may sit, In the light of its golden wings....roof, The stars peep behind her and peer! And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | Penny readings - 1866 - 264 páginas
...shines dead ; As on the jag of a mountain crag, Which an earthquake rocks and swings, An eagle alit, one moment may sit In the light of its golden wings....roof, The stars peep behind her and peer : And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 páginas
...shines dead. As on the jag of a mountain crag, Which an earthquake rocks and swings, An eagle alit one moment may sit In the light of its golden wings....roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 192 páginas
...shines dead ; As on the jag of a mountain crag, Which an earthquake rocks and swings, An eagle, alit, one moment may sit, In the light of its golden wings....woof of my tent's thin roof, The stars peep behind and peer ! And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 páginas
...And the crimson pall of eve may fall From the depth of heaven above, With wings folded I rest on my airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. That orbed...roof The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1866 - 568 páginas
...while bask in heaven's blue smile, Whilst he is dissolving in rains. With wings folded I rest on my airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. That orbed...roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 páginas
...the green plains under ; And then again I dissolve it in rain, And laugh as I pass in thunder. * * * That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals...roof, The stars peep behind her and peer : And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 páginas
...In the light of its golden wings. And when sunset may breathe, from the lit sea beneath, Its ardors of rest and of love, And the crimson pall of eve may...roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | Moxon Edward and co - 200 páginas
...depth of heaven above, With wings folded I rest, on mine airy nest, As still as a brooding dove. IV. That orbed maiden, with white fire laden, Whom mortals...roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 586 páginas
...a brooding dove. Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn ; Aud wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the...roof, The stars peep behind her and peer ; And I laugh to see them whirl and flee, Like a swarm of golden bees, When I widen the rent in my wind-built tent,... | |
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That orbed maiden with white fire laden, Whom mortals call the moon, Glides glimmering o'er my fleece-like floor, By the midnight breezes strewn ; And wherever the beat of her unseen feet, Which only the angels hear, May have broken the woof of my tent's... 
