 Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper leaves nor leaves of stone ; Each age, each kindred, adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst...  The Gentleman's Magazine - Seite 4621880Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 Seiten
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1857 - 334 Seiten
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 416 Seiten
...Aug. 26, 1891 of Society, 1854-1886 FROM THE BIBLE OF THE AGES "Slowly the Bible of the race is writ; Each age, each kindred adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surge? burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 408 Seiten
... CHAPTERS FROM THE BIBLE OF THE AGES " Slowly the Bible of the race is writ ; Each age, each kindred adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 Seiten
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 Seiten
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...nor leaves of stone : Each age, each kindred, adds a verso to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy o» moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 Seiten
...MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 450 Seiten
...MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1877 - 572 Seiten
...MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Intent on manna still anil mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountain.-, shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of... | |
 | American poems - 1878 - 536 Seiten
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees' it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud,... | |
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