WEEHAWKEN ! in thy mountain scenery yet, All we adore of Nature, in her wild And frolic hour of infancy, is met ; And never has a summer's morning smiled Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — when high, Amid thy forest... Fanny - Page 36by Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1821 - 63 pagesFull view - About this book
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...next excerpta show that when serious he can appear to as much advantage as in his merrier moments. Weehawken! In thy mountain scenery yet, All we adore...scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — when high, Amid thy forest solitudes, he climbs O'er crags, that proudly tower above the deep,... | |
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...better, we confess, than the author's humour, which, however, is naive at times, if not very pungent. " Weehawken ! in thy mountain scenery yet, All we adore...infancy, is met ; And never has a summer's morning smiled Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — when high, " Amid thy... | |
| American poetry - 1822 - 298 pages
...an oration, Declar'd to be the shortest ever spoken. And he had stroll'd one day o'er Weehawk hill; XCI. Weehawken ! in thy mountain scenery yet, All...scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — when high, XCII. Amid thy forest solitudes, he climbs O'er crags that proudly tower above the... | |
| John Morison Duncan - Canada - 1823 - 372 pages
...published by a Mr. Hallack of New York, from which the following descriptive stanzas are extracted :— " Weehawken, in thy mountain scenery yet, All we adore...scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on— when high Amid thy forest solitudes, he climbs O'er crags that proudly tower above the deep,... | |
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...better, we confess, than the author's humour, which, however, is naive at times, if not very pungent. " Weehawken ! in thy mountain scenery yet, All we adore...infancy, is met ; And never has a summer's morning smiled Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — when high, " Amid thy... | |
| Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...better, we confess, than the author's humour, which, however, is naive at times, if not very pungent. " Weehawken ! in thy mountain scenery yet, All we adore...infancy, is met ; And never has a summer's morning smiled Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on— when high, " Amid thy... | |
| Presbyterianism - 1826 - 596 pages
...first elicited it, and with me bave exclaimed — Oahu.' — In thy mountain scenery yet, All we admire of nature in her wild And frolic hour of infancy is met, And never has a summer morning smil'd Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — where... | |
| Charles Samuel Stewart - Hawaii - 1828 - 428 pages
...first elicited it, and with me have exclaimed — Oiilm! — In thy mountain scenery yet, All we admire of nature in her wild And frolic hour of infancy is met, And never has a summer morning smil'd Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — where... | |
| Charles Samuel Stewart - Hawaii - 1828 - 340 pages
...elicited it, and with me have exclaimed — < >,i/ni ! — In thy mountain scenery yet, All we udmire of nature in her wild And frolic hour of infancy is met, And never has a summer morning smil'd Upon a lovelier scene, ihan the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — where... | |
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...first elicited it, and with me have exclaimed — Ouhu ! — In thy mountain scenery yet, All we admire of nature in her wild And frolic hour of infancy is met. And never has a summer morning smil'd Upon a lovelier scene, than the full eye Of the enthusiast revels on — where... | |
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