THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence,... The Living Authors of America: 1st ser - Página 208por Thomas Powell - 1850 - 365 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
| 1858 - 778 páginas
...itself, each may be a fitting place for the holiwt worship. " The groves were God's first templet. Era man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...wood, Amidst the cool and silence he knelt down, And oflVr'd to the Mightiest solemn thank* And supplication." But convenience, and other reasons which... | |
| 1826 - 520 páginas
...other. The ' Hymn ' is a rich offering of the fancy and heart. The following are the introductory lines. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he trained The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst... | |
| 1824 - 494 páginas
...and houourable pride in having already done so much as we hav« done, i THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred iufluences, That, from the stilly twilight of the place, And from the gray old trunks that high in... | |
| 1825 - 574 páginas
...and honourable pride in having already done so much as we have done. THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lolly vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and... | |
| 1825 - 492 páginas
...and houourahle pride in having already done so much as we have done. THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof ahove them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll hack The sound of anthems ; in the... | |
| 1826 - 192 páginas
...stands forth unveiled with cloudless brow, On earth OWE SPIRIT or LIFE, in heaven OSE SUN. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
| 1826 - 192 páginas
...the long sought for goal of truth is won, Nature stands forth unveiled with cloudless brow, A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,—ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling... | |
| 1831 - 442 páginas
...be your wisdom!" Hymn on t/te Works of Nature. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learn'd To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread...wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offer'd to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the... | |
| John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 páginas
.... Lyre, sword, and flower,— farewell ' LESSON CXXIII. God's first Temples — A Hymn. — BRYANT. The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound...he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest solemn tnanks \nd supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the... | |
| Sir James Edward Alexander - 1833 - 352 páginas
...the cool and silence, man knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication, ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems !" We halted to eat our mid-day repast at a house, the mistress of which had a very sinister expression,... | |
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