 Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw ; If no silken cord of love hath bound thee To some little world through weal and woe...  The Female Poets of America - Page 352by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...up its low, perpetual hymn ? Would'st thou listen to its gentle teaching, All thy restless yearnings it would still, Leaf and flower and laden bee are...preaching, Thine own sphere, though humble, first to (ill. Poor indeed thou must be, if around thee Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw, I thee If... | |
 | Theology - 1851 - 620 pages
...up its low, perpetual hymn ? Wouldst thou listen to its gentle teaching, All thy restless yearnings it would still ; Leaf and flower and laden bee are...hath bound thee To some little world through weal and woe. If no dear eyes thy fond love can brighten, — No fond voices answer to thine own ; If no... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...longing, why for ever sighing For the far-off, unattained and dim ; While the beautiful, all around thee lying, Offers up its low perpetual hymn ? Would'st...hath bound thee To some little world, through weal and wo ; If no dear eye thy fond love can brighten — No fond roices answer to thine own ; If no brother's... | |
 | Hannah J. Woodman - American poetry - 1846 - 224 pages
...unattained and dim ; While the beautiful, all around thee lying, Offers up its low perpetual hymn ? Would thou listen to its gentle teaching, All thy restless...hath bound thee To some little world, through weal and woe. Daily struggling, though unloved and lonely, Every day a rich reward will give ; Thou wilt... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 302 pages
...the beautiful, all around thee lying, Offers up its low perpetual hymn ? Would'st thou listen to it? gentle teaching, All thy restless yearning it would...hath bound thee To some little world, through weal and wo ; If no dear eye thy fond love can brighten — No fond voices answer to thine own ; Not by... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...up its low, perpetual hymn ? Wouldst thou listen to its gentle teaching, All thy restless yearnings it would still ; Leaf, and flower, and laden bee are...hath bound thee To some little world through weal and woe ; If no dear eyes thy fond love can brighten, — No fond voices answer to thine own ; If no... | |
 | Henry Clapp - American literature - 1846 - 228 pages
...up its low perpetual hymn ? Would'st thou listen to its gentle teaching, Al l thy restless yearnings it would still; Leaf and flower, and laden bee are...hath bound thee To some little world, through weal and wo ; If no dear eye thy fond love can brighten, No fond voices answer to thine own; If no brother's... | |
 | Spring flowers, S. P. - 1849 - 178 pages
...unattained and dim ; While the beautiful, all round thee lying, Offers up its low perpetual hymn ? Leaf and flower, and laden bee, are preaching. Thine...first to fill . Poor, indeed, thou must be, if around ihee Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw ; If no silken cord of love have bound thee To some little... | |
 | 1850 - 682 pages
...thou listen to its gentle teaching, ЛЦ the restless yearnings it would still ? Le:;!', and Mower, and laden bee are preaching Thine own sphere, though humble, first to nil. Poor, indeed, thou must be, if around thee, Thou no ray of light and joy canst throw ; li' i.<>... | |
 | Children - 1851 - 120 pages
...CHAPTER III. HOME INFLUENCE. Wouldst tlum listen to its gentle teaching, AH thy restless yearnings it would still ; Leaf, and flower, and laden bee are...preaching, Thine own sphere (though humble) first to fill. I BELIEVE it is scarcely possible to live in a family where religion is sweetly exemplified, even by... | |
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