 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1841 - 564 pages
...lean Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. Oh thou great Movement of the Universe, Or Change, or Flight of Time, for ye are one! That bearcst,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...I lean Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. O thou great Movement of the universe, Or Change, or Flight of Time— for ye are one ! That bearest,... | |
 | England - 1843 - 508 pages
...lean. Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath." The " Old Man's Counsel" is Wordsworth " stepping westward." It is quite a counterpart to " The Leech-gatherer... | |
 | 1844 - 620 pages
...I lean Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...quick-drawn breath. When America shall have given hirth to a few such poets as Bryant, she may begin to build up a national literature, to the recognition... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 482 pages
...I lean Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. O thou great movement of the universe, Or change, or flight of time, — for ye are one ! — That... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - 520 pages
...lean, Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. Oh thou great Movement of the Universe, Or Change, or Flight of Time—for ye are one! That bearest,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1847 - 390 pages
...lean, Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. Oh thou great Movement of the Universe, Or Change, or Flight of Time — for ye are one ! That bearest,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1851 - 380 pages
...lean, Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. Oh thou great Movement of the Universe, Or Change, or Flight of Time — for ye are one ! That bearest,... | |
 | American literature - 1918 - 798 pages
...thickening dnrknexs, lamps arc. lit Jlii those who tcatck the driul, and thosr. who twine Flowers for tJit bride. The mother from the eyes Of her sick infant shades the painful light. And sadly listen* to hid quick-drawn breath. Again we challenge comparison with any modern author. Nor do we... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1852 - 388 pages
...lean, Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those who twine Flowers for the bride. The mother from the eyes Of...light, And sadly listens to his quick-drawn breath. Oh thou great Movement of the Universe, Or Change, or Flight of Time—for ye are one! That bearest,... | |
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Farewell to the sweet sunshine ! One glad day Is added now to Childhood's merry days, And one calm day to those of quiet Age. Still the fleet hours run on ; and as I lean, Amid the thickening darkness, lamps are lit, By those who watch the dead, and those... 
