 And from the gray old trunks that high in heaven Mingled their mossy boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless power And inaccessible...  The United States Literary Gazette - Page 261824Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 196 pages
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath, that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless...Majesty. Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, negleat God's ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands... | |
 | William Mountford - 1852 - 542 pages
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless Power And inaccessible Majesty. MARHAM. O, but that is sublime ! It is what might have been felt in Lebanon, when it was holier than... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...invisible breath, that sway'd at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bow'd His spirit wilh Ihe thought of boundless power,' And inaccessible majesty. Ah, why Should we, in Ihe world s riper years, neglect GOD'S ancienl sancluaries, and adore Only among Ihe crowd, and under... | |
 | Woodland gleanings - 1853 - 306 pages
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless...crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised 1 Let me, at least, Here in the shadow of this aged wood, Offer one hymn — thrice happy, if it find... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 350 pages
...Of the + invisible breath, that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over them, and bowed 15. His spirit, with the thought of boundless Power And...sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and under roofs • 20. That + our frail hands have raised ! Let me, at least Here, in the shadow of this aged wood,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1853 - 334 pages
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless Power And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why POETRY OF THE SENTIMENTS. Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries,... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...sound Of the invisible breath, that sway'd at once All their grcen tops, stole over him, and bow'd His spirit with the thought of boundless power, And...ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only among the crowd, and undor roofs That our frail hands have raised? Let me, at least, Here, in the shadow- of this aged wood,... | |
 | Mary Virginia Terhune - 1854 - 416 pages
...were God's first temples,' " she repeated :softly, and Lynn continued the noble lines— 7V, .": " Ah, why Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect...crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised ?" ^Charley smiled dubiously, but held his peace. The ' (5wd thickened with their advance. Horses were... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1854 - 322 pages
...boughs, and from the sound Of the invisible breath that swayed at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bowed His spirit with the thought of boundless Power And inaccessible Majesty. Ah, why 1 -i$ •41 ,. iMA V Should we, in the world's riper years, neglect God's ancient sanctuaries, and... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pages
...sound Of the invisible breath, that sway'd at once All their green tops, stole over him, and bow'd His spirit with the thought of boundless power, And...neglect GOD'S ancient sanctuaries, and adore Only mnong the crowd, and under roofs That our frail hands have raised ? Let me, at least, Here, in the... | |
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