 Of these fair solitudes once stir with life And burn with passion ? Let the mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise In the dim forest, crowded with old oaks, Answer. A race that long has passed away Built them ; — a disciplined and populous...  History of the Upper Mississippi Valley - Page 464edited by - 1881 - 716 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1833 - 522 pages
...mounds, That overlook the rivers, or that rise In the dim forest, crowded with old oaks, Answer. — A race that long has passed away Built them ; a disciplined...and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourished their harvests, here their herds were fed. When haply by their stalls... | |
 | 1833 - 508 pages
...In the dim forest, crowded with old oaks, Answer. — A race that long has passed away Built (hem ; a disciplined and populous race Heaped, with long...and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourished their harvests, here their herds were fed. When haply by their stalls... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1836 - 286 pages
...mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise In the dim forest crowded with old oaks, Answer. A race, that long has passed away, Built them ; —...and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields <••<' Nourished their harvests, here their herds were fed, When haply by their... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 292 pages
...mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise In the dim forest crowded with old oaks, Answer. A race, that long has passed away, Built them ; —...and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourished their harvests, here their herds were fed, When haply by their stalls... | |
 | Elocution - 1840 - 322 pages
...mounds That overlook the rivers', or that rise In the dim forest', crowded with old oaks', Answer'. A race that long has passed away Built them'; a disciplined,...toil, the earth', while yet the Greek Was hewing the Peritelicus* to forms Of symmetry', and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon'.! These ample... | |
 | United States - 1840 - 544 pages
...oaks, Answer. A race, that long has pass'd away, Built them ; a disciplined and populous race Haap'd, with long toil, the earth, while yet the Greek Was hewing the Pentelicus to forms Of symmetry, aad rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourish'd their harvests, here... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 328 pages
...oaks, Answer. A race, that long has pass'd away, Built them ; a disciplined and populous race Heap'd, with long toil, the earth, while yet the Greek Was hewing the Pentelicus to lorms Of symmetry, and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourish'd their... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1843 - 324 pages
...oaks, Answer. A race, that long has pass'd away, Built them ; a disciplined and populous race Heap'd, with long toil, the earth, while yet the Greek Was...and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourish'd their harvests, here their herds were fed, When haply by their stalls... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...oaks, Answer. A race that long has pass'd away, Built them ; a disciplined and populous race Heap'd, with long toil, the earth, while yet the Greek Was...Pentelicus to forms Of symmetry, and rearing on its rock 70 THE PRAIRIES. The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourish'd their harvests, here their... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 934 pages
...mighty mounds That overlook the rivers, or that rise In the dim forest crowded with old oaks, Answer. A race, that long has passed away, Built them —...and rearing on its rock The glittering Parthenon. These ample fields Nourished their harvests ; here their herds were fed, When haply by their stalls... | |
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