 Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way? Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson...  The Saturday Magazine - Page 1431838Full view - About this book
 | Association for the Improvement of Juvenile Books - Children's poetry - 1841 - 250 pages
...glory. JAMES. TO A WATERFOWL. WHITHER, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths dost thou pursue...along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink, On the chafed ocean's side? There... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...a Waterfowl. — BRYANT. 1 WHITHEH, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way 1 2 Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1840 - 556 pages
...MERCEDES OF CASTILE. CHAPTER I. * Whither, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day. Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ?" BRYANT. ' \ THE slumbers of Columbus were of short duration. While his sleep lasted it was profound,... | |
 | American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...WATERFOWL. WILLIAM C. BRYANT. WHITHER, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou...along. Seek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean side ? There is... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1841 - 422 pages
...To a Waterfowl.— BRYANT. WHITHER, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way i Vainly the fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the... | |
 | Birds - 1842 - 294 pages
...us, TO A WATER-FOWL. Srgant WHITHER, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou...river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise and sink On the chafed ocean-tide ? WOODNOTES. There is a Power, whose care Teaches thy way along that... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...it sleeps. TO A WATERFOWL. WRITHER, 'midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou...painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Scek'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Taylor - Language and languages - 1842 - 216 pages
...will, be the better for it. Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with tho last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou...painted on the crimson sky, Thy figure floats along. Seck'st thou the plashy brink Of weedy lake, or marge of river wide, Or where the rocking billows rise... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin Taylor - Language and languages - 1842 - 250 pages
...will, be the better for it. Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far, through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ? Vainly tha fowler's eye Might mark thy distant flight to do thee wrong, As, darkly painted on the crimson... | |
 | J. Cypress - American poetry - 1842 - 274 pages
...COLLINEOMANIA. NO. IV. DUCK SHOOTING. " Whither, midst falling dew, While glow the heavens with the last steps of day, Far through their rosy depths, dost thou pursue Thy solitary way ?" WE wonder if the Poet ever got any answer to that question. We will bet a bag of buckshot, that... | |
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