The New-York Book of PoetryCharles Fenno Hoffman |
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... Nature's fingers : And even here , upon this settee lying , With many a sleepy traveller near me snoozing , Thoughts warm and wild are through my bosom flying , Like founts when first into the sunshine oozing : For who can look on ...
... Nature's fingers : And even here , upon this settee lying , With many a sleepy traveller near me snoozing , Thoughts warm and wild are through my bosom flying , Like founts when first into the sunshine oozing : For who can look on ...
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... nature , Proud ruler of the forest aristocracy ; The best of blood glows in thy every feature , And thy curled lip speaks scorn for our democracy , Thou wear'st thy titles on that godlike brow ; Let him who doubts them , meet thine ...
... nature , Proud ruler of the forest aristocracy ; The best of blood glows in thy every feature , And thy curled lip speaks scorn for our democracy , Thou wear'st thy titles on that godlike brow ; Let him who doubts them , meet thine ...
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... nature gazed , And made even sordid Poverty Classic , when in His numbers glazed ? Where that old sage so hale and staid , † The " greatest good " who sought to find ; Who in his garden mused , and made All forms of rule , for all ...
... nature gazed , And made even sordid Poverty Classic , when in His numbers glazed ? Where that old sage so hale and staid , † The " greatest good " who sought to find ; Who in his garden mused , and made All forms of rule , for all ...
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... Nature is full of music , sweetly sings The bard , ( and thou dost sing most sweetly too , ) Through the wide circuit of created things , Thou art the living proof the bard sings true . Nature is full of thee ; on every shore , ' Neath ...
... Nature is full of music , sweetly sings The bard , ( and thou dost sing most sweetly too , ) Through the wide circuit of created things , Thou art the living proof the bard sings true . Nature is full of thee ; on every shore , ' Neath ...
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... Nature , in her autumnal dress Magnificent and gay , Displays her mantled gorgeousness To hide the near decay , Which , borne on Winter's courier breath , Warns the old year prepare for death , When , tottering , seared , and gray , Ice ...
... Nature , in her autumnal dress Magnificent and gay , Displays her mantled gorgeousness To hide the near decay , Which , borne on Winter's courier breath , Warns the old year prepare for death , When , tottering , seared , and gray , Ice ...
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Ajalon ANTHONY BLEECKER azure skies beam beauty beneath bird bless bloom bosom bower breast breath breeze bright brow C. F. HOFFMAN charm cheek clouds coursers dark dark sceptre death deep dost dream dreaming lip e'en earth echo EDWARD SANFORD fade fair flowers forest gallant gaze Gibeon glance gleam gloom glory glow green hath heart heaven hope hour hues JOHN INMAN land life's light loitering flight lone lyre MISS ELIZABETH morning mountain ne'er night numbers o'er pale pale night pride pure rest roll rose round rove scene shade shore sigh silent skies sleep smile soft song sorrow soul sparkling spirit spring star steal stream sweet tears tempest thee thine thou thought throng tide tree VISIT FROM ST voice waves ween weep WHIP-POOR-WILL wild WILLIAM LEGGETT wind wings wood youth
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Page 219 - He was chubby and plump ; a right jolly old elf; And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself. A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings ; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle , But I heard him exclaim,...
Page 120 - Flag of the seas I on ocean wave Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave; When death, careering on the gale. Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea...
Page 217 - Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there...
Page 120 - Flag of the free heart's hope and home, By angel hands to valor given ! Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet ! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath our feet, And Freedom's banner streaming o'er us ! JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE.
Page 218 - As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, So, up to the house-top the coursers they flew, With the sleigh full of toys — and St. Nicholas, too. And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot; A bundle...
Page 118 - WHEN Freedom from her mountain height Unfurled her standard to the air, She tore the azure robe of night. And set the stars of glory there. She mingled with its gorgeous dyes The milky baldric of the skies, And striped its pure celestial white With streakings of the morning light...
Page 120 - Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail, And frighted waves rush wildly back Before the broadside's reeling rack, Each dying wanderer of the sea Shall look at once to heaven and thee, And smile to see thy splendors fly In triumph o'er his closing eye. Flag of the free heart's hope and home, By angel hands to valor given, Thy stars have lit the welkin dome, And all thy hues were born in heaven. Forever float that standard sheet! Where breathes the foe but falls before us, With Freedom's soil beneath...
Page 218 - Gave the lustre of midday to objects below, When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name; "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer! Now, Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! On, Cupid! On, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall! Now dash away! Dash away!...
Page 5 - Its snarling wolf-foe bit the ground, And, with its moaning cry, The beaver sank beneath the wound Its pond-built Venice by.
Page 219 - He was chubby and plump — a right jolly old elf — And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose. And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle. And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; But I heard him exclaim,...