 Thyself without a witness, in these shades, Of thy perfections : grandeur, strength and grace Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak By whose immovable stem I stand and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince In all that proud Old World beyond the...  The Monthly Review - Page 4941832Full view - About this book
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 416 pages
...strain is miserably marred by an unhappy, and at such a time we must think an unnatural allusion. " Not a prince In all that proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore his crown aer* loftily a9 he Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Thy hand has graced him ! " Can an... | |
 | Nature in literature - 1864 - 148 pages
...mighty oak — By whose immovable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince, In all the proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore his crown...such as blooms not in the glare Of the broad sun. The delicate forest flower, With scented breath, and looks so like a smile, Seems, as it issues from... | |
 | Education - 1858 - 402 pages
...mighty oak,— By whose immovable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated, — not a prince In all the proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore his crown as loftily ae he Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Thy hand has graced him. Nestled at his root Is... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 pages
...annihilated,—not a prince, E'er wore his crown as loftily as he In all that proud old world beyond the deep, Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Thy hand...Of the broad sun. That delicate forest flower, With delicate breath, and look so like a smile, Seems, as it issues from the shapeless mold, An emanation... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1859 - 386 pages
...mighty oak — j By whose immovable stem 1 stand and jse'em I Almost annihilated— not a pnnce. | fii all that proud old world beyond the deep, E'er wore...which Thy hand has graced him. Nestled at his root la beauty, such as blooms not in the glare Of the broad sun. That delicate forest flower With scented... | |
 | Stephen Watkins Clark - English language - 1859 - 320 pages
...be portrayed by objects of importance ; such as have grace, by things graceful." 7. "Nestled at its root Is Beauty ; such as blooms not in the glare Of the broad sun." OBS. 1. — Qualifying and some Specifying Adjectives receive the infinitive "the" before them, on... | |
 | S. R. - 1860 - 306 pages
...Grandeur, strength, and grace Are here to speak of Thee. This mighty oak — By whose immoveable stem I stand and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince,...Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Thy hand hath graced him. Nestled at his feet Is beauty, such as blooms not in the glare Of the broad sun. That... | |
 | 1860 - 836 pages
..."Grandeur, strength, and grace Are here to speak of thee. This mighty oak, By whose immovable stem I stand and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince...all that proud old world beyond the deep E'er wore hie crown as loftily as he Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Thy hnnd has graced him. Nestled... | |
 | Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 844 pages
...Grandeur, strength, and '¿race, Are hero to speak of thee. This mighty oak, By whose immovable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated, — not a prince,...Of the broad sun. That delicate forest flower, With delicate breath, and look so like a smile, Seems, as it issues from the shapeless mold, An emanation... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...Grandeur, strength, and grace Are here to speak of Thee. This mighty oak — By whose immovable stem I stand, and seem Almost annihilated — not a prince,...Wears the green coronal of leaves with which Thy hand hath graced him. Nestled at his root Is beauty, such as blooms not in the glare Of the broad sun. That... | |
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