 Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom; Night-birds are we; Here we carouse, Singing, like them, Perched round the stem Of the jolly old tree. Here let us sport, Boys, as we sit; Laughter and wit Flashing so free. Life is but short—...  Vers de Société: Selected from Recent Authors - Page 111by Charles Henry Jones - 1876 - 400 pagesFull view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1875 - 432 pages
...The Mahogany-Tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sung, in its bloom ; Night-birds are we : Here we carouse, Singing like them, Perched round...knew Happy as this ; Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. Kind hearts and true, Gentle and just. Peace to your dust ! We sing round the tree. Care, like a dun,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...The mahogany-tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom ; Night-birds are we ; Here we carouse, Singing, like them, Perched round...Round the old tree. Evenings we knew, Happy as this j Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. 714 715 Kind hearts and true, Gentle and just, Peace to your dust... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 630 pages
...The mahogany-tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom ; Night-birds are we ; Here we carouse, Singing, like them, Perched round...we are gone, Let them sing on, Round the old tree. Fjvenings we knew, Happy as this ; Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. Kind hearts and true, Gentle and... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1877 - 840 pages
...stem Of the jolly old trce. Here let us sport, Boys, as we sit ; Langhter and wit Flashing so frce. Life is but short — When we are gone, Let them sing on, Round the old trce. Evenings we knew, Happy as this ; Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. Kind hearts and trne, Gentle... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 pages
...The Mahogany Tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom ; Night birds are we; Here we carouse, Singing, like them, Perched round...Boys, as we sit — Laughter and wit Flashing so free. CHRISTMAS. 19S Life is but short — When we are gone, Let them sing on. Round the old tree. Evenings... | |
 | Carols - 1879 - 140 pages
...The Mahogany Tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom : Night birds are we ; Here we carouse, Singing, like them, Perched round...knew, Happy as this ; Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. Kind hearts and true, Gentle and just, Peace to your dust I We sing round the tree Care, like a dun,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...The mahogany-tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom ; Night-birds are we ; ed upon my sight ; A lovely apparition, sent To be...else about her drawn From May-time and the cheerful Hound the old tree. Evenings we knew, Happy as this ; Faees we miss, Pleasant to sec. Kind hearts and... | |
 | Anna Callender Brackett - American poetry - 1881 - 348 pages
...The Mahogany-Tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang in its bloom ; Night-birds are we ; Here we carouse, Singing, like them, Perched round...knew, Happy as this ; Faces we miss, Pleasant to see. Kind hearts and true, Gentle and just, Peace to your dust ! We sing round the tree. Care like a dun,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1881 - 848 pages
...The Mahogany Tree. Once on the boughs Birds of rare plume Sang, in its bloom ; Night-birds are we : Here we carouse, Singing like them, Perched round...but short — When we are gone, Let them sing on, Bouud the old tree. Evenings we knew, Happy as this ; Faces we miss, Pleasant to sec. Kind hearts and... | |
 | Epes Sargent - American poetry - 1881 - 1000 pages
...the Mahogany-tree. Once on the boughs, birds of rare plume Sang iu its bloom ; night-birds are we : last stood still. The calender, amazed to see His...news? your tidings tell; Tell mo you must and shal slug on, round the old tree. Evenings wo kuew, happy as this; Faces we miss, pleasant to see. Kind... | |
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