 Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the cage; — The gay enchantment was undone, A gentle wife, but fairy none. Then I said, "I covet truth;...  Poems of Ralph Waldo Emerson - Página 15por Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1883 - 316 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1921 - 580 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...unripe childhood's cheat; I leave it behind with the gamee of youth." — As I spoke, beneath my feet The ground-pine curled its pretty wreath, Running... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As mid the virgin train she strayed, 3° Nor knew her beauty's best-attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...unripe childhood's cheat ; I leave it behind with (he games of youth : " — As I spoke, beneath my feet 4« The ground-pine curled its pretty wreath,... | |
 | Alban Bertram De Mille - 1923 - 552 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, 10 Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she came to his hermitage, Like the bird from the woodland to the cage; The gay enchantment was undone, 15 A gentle wife, but fairy none. Then I said,... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1922 - 1086 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As "mid the virgin train she strayed, so Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...games of youth : ' — As I spoke, beneath my feet 4« The ground-pine curled its pretty wreath, Running over the club-moss burrs ; I inhaled the violet's... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 424 páginas
...lover watched his graceful maid, As mid the virgin train she strayed, Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...enchantment was undone, A gentle wife, but fairy none. Then 1 said, "I covet truth ; Beauty is unripe childhood's cheat ; I leave it behind with the games of youth."... | |
 | Irene Louise Hunter - 1925 - 344 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin train she strayed ; 9 Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...hermitage, Like the bird from the woodlands to the cage;The gay enchantment was undone, A gentle wife, but fairy none. Then I said, "I covet truth ; Beauty... | |
 | Robert Shafer - 1926 - 1410 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As "mid the virgin train she strayed, 30 Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...the games of youth:" — As I spoke, beneath my feet 40 The ground-pine curled its pretty wreath, Running over the club-moss burrs; 1 inhaled the violet's... | |
 | 1926 - 780 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...wife, but fairy none. Then I said, "I covet truth; I leave it behind with the games of youth:" — As I spoke, beneath my feet The ground-pine curled... | |
 | Fred Lewis Pattee - 1926 - 1160 páginas
...watched his graceful maid. As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, 3» Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...enchantment was undone, A gentle wife, but fairy none. 35 Then I said, 'I covet truth; Beauty is unripe childhood's cheat; I leave it behind with the games... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - 1926 - 412 páginas
...watched his graceful maid, "As 'mid the virgin train she strayed, Nor knew her beauty's best attire Was woven still by the snow-white choir. At last she...woodlands to the cage; — The gay enchantment was undone, vA gentle wife, but fairy none. Then I said, "I covet truth; Beauty is unripe childhood's cheat; I... | |
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