 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892 - 394 pages
...Gray-bearded Use, who, deaf and blind, Groped for his old accustomed stone, Leaned on his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised...dust-cloud rolled, The Waster seemed the Builder too ; Upspringing from the ruined Old I saw the New. 'T was but the ruin of the bad, — The wasting of... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892 - 398 pages
...turret spare;' Meek Reverence, kneeling in the aisle, Cried out, " Forbear! " Leaned on his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised...dust-cloud rolled, The Waster seemed the Builder too; Upspringing from the ruined Old I saw the New. 'T was but the ruin of the bad, — The wasting of the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892 - 440 pages
...Gray-bearded Use, who, deaf and blind, Groped for his old accustomed stone, Leaned on his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised...dust-cloud rolled, The Waster seemed the Builder too ; Upspringing from the ruined Old I saw the New. 'T was but the ruin of the bad, — The wasting of... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892 - 428 pages
...Gray-bearded Use, who, deaf and blind, Groped for his old accustomed stone, Leaned ou his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised...dust-cloud rolled, The Waster seemed the Builder too ; Upspringing from the ruined Old I saw the New. 'T was but the ruin of the bad, — The wasting of... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1892 - 438 pages
...out, "Forbear!" Leaned on his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised bis dreamy eyes, O'erhung with paly locks of gold, —...dust-cloud rolled, The Waster seemed the Builder too; Upspringing from the ruined Old I saw the New. 'T was but the ruin of the bad, — The wasting of the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1892 - 608 pages
...Gray-bearded Use, who, deaf and blind, Groped for his old accustomed stone, Leaned on his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised...rang the Strong One's stroke, Yet nearer flashed his nxe's gleam ; Shuddering and sick of heart I woke. As from a dream. I looked : aside the dust-cloud... | |
 | JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER - 1892 - 558 pages
...Why smite," he asked in sad surprise^ " The fair, the old ?" Yet louder rang the Strong One's strok^ Yet nearer flashed his axe's gleam : Shuddering and sick of heart I woke. As from a dream. f looked : aside the dust-cloud rolled. — The Waster seemed the Builder too ; dp springing from the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier, Nathan Haskell Dole - Labrador (N.L.) - 1893 - 382 pages
...Gray-bearded Use, who, deaf and blind, Groped for his old accustomed stone, Leaned on his staff, and wept, to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised...nearer flashed his axe's gleam ; Shuddering and sick at heart I woke, As from a dream. I looked : aside the dust cloud rolled — The Waster seemed the... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1893 - 428 pages
...Gray-bearded Use, who, deaf and blind, Groped for his old accustomed stone, Leaned on his staff, and wept to find His seat o'erthrown. Young Romance raised his dreamy eyes, Yet louder rang the Strong One's stroke, , Yet nearer flashed his axe's gleam ; Shuddering and sick... | |
 | Henry Codman Potter - Education - 1897 - 362 pages
...domain, not of art, but of science and religion: Young Romance raised his dreamy eyes Oerhung with dainty locks of gold ; " Why smite," he asked in sad surprise,...nearer flashed his axe's gleam ; Shuddering and sick at heart, I woke As from a dream. I looked : aside the dust-cloud rolled ; The waster seemed the builder... | |
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Why smite," he asked in sad surprise, "The fair, the old?" Yet louder rang the Strong One's stroke, Yet nearer flashed his axe's gleam ; Shuddering and sick of heart I woke, As from a dream. I looked : aside the dust-cloud rolled, — The Waster seemed... 
