Where are these men ? Asleep beneath their grounds And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough. Earth laughs in flowers, to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their... Poems - Page 53by Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1847 - 251 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1847 - 244 pages
...as does my dog : we sympathize, 'And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are those men ? Asleep beneath their grounds, And strangers, fond...plough. Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough, but cannot steer their... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...TENNYSON. NATUBE'S PITY FOB HUMAN PBIDE. Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who steer...plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave. A UUiSSINO. Softest peace enwrap her ! Content be still the breathing of her lips ! Be tranquil ever,... | |
| Gilbert Haven, Thomas Russell - Methodist Church - 1872 - 282 pages
...sayest, Eeturn, ye children of men." N o matter how wide he sails, he must ever come in this port. " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud,...plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave." The order " Eeturn to the dust out of which thou art taken " fell on Father Taylor many years before... | |
| Gilbert Haven, Thomas Russell - Merchant mariners - 1872 - 486 pages
...sayest, Return, ye children of men." No matter how wide he sails, he must ever come to this port. " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs ; Who stcer the plough, but cannot stcer their feet Clear of the grave ! " The order " Return to the dust... | |
| Gilbert Haven, Thomas Russell - 1873 - 476 pages
...sayest, Return, ye children of men." No matter how wide he Bails, he must ever come to this port. " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud,...plough, but cannot steer their feet Clear of the grave ! " The order " Return to the dust out of which thou art taken " fell on Father Taylor many years before... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1876 - 234 pages
...as does my dog : we sympathize ; And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are these men ? Asleep beneath their grounds ; And strangers, fond...bounded their domain; ' This suits me for a pasture ; that 's my park ; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland, where to go... | |
| American poems - 1878 - 536 pages
...as does my dog : we sympathize, And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil." Where are those men ? Asleep beneath their grounds. And strangers, fond as they, their furrows plough, ^arth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys jEarth-proud, proud of the earth which is not theirs... | |
| Phrenology - 1880 - 670 pages
...wise sayings. Would that the many prose-readers and biblical students might take them to heart : " Earth laughs in flowers to see her boastful boys Earth-proud,...earth which is not theirs ; Who steer the plough, but can not steer their feet Clear of the grave. They added ridge to valley, brook to pond, And sighed... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 380 pages
...as does my dog : we sympathize ; And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are these men ? Asleep beneath their grounds And strangers, fond as...bounded their domain ; ' This suits me for a pasture ; that 's my park ; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland, where to go... | |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 332 pages
...as does my dog : we sympathize ; And, I affirm, my actions smack of the soil.' Where are these men ? Asleep beneath their grounds : And strangers, fond...bounded their domain; ' This suits me for a pasture ; that 's my park ; We must have clay, lime, gravel, granite-ledge, And misty lowland, where to go... | |
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