 Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home,...  Songs in Many Keys - Seite 221von Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 308 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 Seiten
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Itg irised ceiling runt, its sunless crypt unsealed 1 Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, lie left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 Seiten
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his lost-found home, and knew the oli no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | 1861 - 460 Seiten
...after year behold the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left his past year's dwelling for the new; Stole, with soft...in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Canada when they lay at the bottom of the palaeozoic seas, it would have encountered multitudes of... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 Seiten
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the <>'.! no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 Seiten
...thee lics reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless erypt unseal 'd ! Year after year bcheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil ; Still,...Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Bnilt up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the... | |
 | John George Wood - 1863 - 840 Seiten
...his growing shell, Before thee lies revealed — Its iriaed ceiling rent, iU sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the pnnt year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 Seiten
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | 1866 - 650 Seiten
...of 362 The Art of Not Growing Old. [July, " Year after year beheld the silent toil, That spread its lustrous coil ; Still, as the spiral grew, He left...year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step the shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last found home and knew the... | |
 | 1866 - 648 Seiten
...nautilus. Thus has a poet described it : " Year after year beheld the silent toil, • That spread its lustrous coil ; Still, as the spiral grew, He left...year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step the shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last found home and knew the... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 Seiten
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed! in. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no mora IV. Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee, Child of the wandering sea, Cast from her... | |
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