The Writings of John Greenleaf Whittier ...Houghton, Mifflin, 1892 |
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Abram Morrison angels Bearcamp beauty beneath bird bless blind bloom blow breath calm censer cloud dark dear divine dread dream earth Eternal evermore eyes faith fall Father fear feel feet fire flowers friends Galilee Gennesaret gift glad Glad song God's grace gray green hand hath hear heard heart heaven hills holy hope hope and faith human JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER Lady Hester Stanhope leaves life's light lips living look Lord Mahabharata Mayflower Merrimac morning mountain Muezzin never night o'er Ossipee pain pines praise pray prayer rock round shade shadow shadows fall shine sight silence simple trust sing skies smile snow song soul sound spirit stars strong summer sunset sunshine sweet sweet day tender thee thine thou thought tread trees unto voice wall wandering waves whisper wild wind wind-flower wings winter wood words
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Página 141 - The house-dog on his paws outspread Laid to the fire his drowsy head, The cat's dark silhouette on the wall A couchant tiger's seemed to fall; And, for the winter fireside meet, Between the andirons' straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow.
Página 128 - Humming-birds and honey-bees; For my sport the squirrel played, Plied the snouted mole his spade; For my taste the blackberry cone Purpled over hedge and stone : Laughed the brook for my delight, Through the day, and through the night; Whispering at the garden wall, Talked with me from fall to fall : Mine the sand-rimmed pickerel pond, Mine the walnut slopes beyond, Mine on bending orchard trees, Apples of Hesperides...
Página 270 - And so beside the Silent Sea I wait the muffled oar; No harm from him can come to me On ocean or on shore. I know not where his islands lift Their fronded palms in air; I only know I cannot drift Beyond his love and care.
Página 22 - I hear the tread of pioneers Of nations yet to be ; The first low wash of waves, where soon Shall roll a human sea.
Página 142 - Yet Love will dream, and Faith will trust, (Since He who knows our need is just,) That somehow, somewhere, meet we must.
Página 163 - It touched the tangled golden curls, And brown eyes full of grieving, Of one who still her steps delayed When all the school were leaving.
Página 140 - Shut in from all the world without, We sat the clean-winged hearth about, Content to let the north-wind roar In baffled rage at pane and door, While the red logs before us beat The frost-line back with tropic heat...
Página 161 - Others shall sing the song, Others shall right the wrong, — Finish what I begin, And all I fail of win. What matter, I or they ? Mine or another's day, So the right word be said And life the sweeter made...
Página 145 - A ripple on the water grew. A school of porpoise flashed in view. "Take, eat," he said, "and be content; These fishes in my stead are sent By Him who gave the tangled ram To spare the child of Abraham.
Página 277 - Our Friend, our Brother, and our Lord, What may Thy service be ? — Nor name, nor form, nor ritual word, But simply following Thee.