The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and... The United States Literary Gazette - Page 261824Full view - About this book
| John Charles Curtis - 1872 - 168 pages
...trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything. A FOREST HYMN.—Bryant. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them—ere he framed The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, The lofty vault, to gather and roll... | |
| Charles McKnight - 1873 - 536 pages
...with rifle on shoulder. CHAPTER LXV. A MARRIAGE IS THE WOODS. The groves were God'a first templea. Ere man learned To hew the shaft and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them ; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
| C. Duxbury - 1873 - 184 pages
...describe, the surrounding scenery. FOREST HYMN". The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learnt To hew the shaft and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them—ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll hack The sound of anthems—in the darkling... | |
| Charles McKnight - 1874 - 534 pages
...Derry — dressed in his cocked hat, and with rifle on shoulder. CHAPTER LXV. A MARRIAGE IN THE WOODS. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them ; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest solemn... | |
| Select thoughts, Edwin Davies (D.D.) - 1875 - 858 pages
...joy, higher praise, world without end! Hallelujah! Amen! — Dr. Pulsford. TEMPLES.— God's Firat The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather aud roll back Tho sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1875 - 458 pages
...firmament — The boundless visible smile of Him To the veil of whose brow your lamps are dim." A FOREST HYMN. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man...And spread the roof above them — ere he framed The groves were God's first temples A FOREST HYMN, p. The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound... | |
| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1875 - 520 pages
...it must have been for you to ramble in the grand old forest. '' 'The groves were God's first temple, ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — crc he framed Thc loTty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems.' " General Pompon... | |
| John Russell (Viscount Amberley.) - 1876 - 526 pages
...are instances of the sacredness so frequently attached to woods and forests by primitive nations. " The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems,—in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest... | |
| 1876 - 732 pages
...tossing through the darkness, The lights of God draw nigh. Atlantic Monthly. A FOREST HYMN.— WC BRYANT. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lofty vanlt, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence,... | |
| Samuel Osgood - 1879 - 58 pages
...call of our Childe William in his " Forest Hymn," and he found a place of worship grander far:— " The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sounds of anthems ; in the darkling wood Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the... | |
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