 He that hath found some fledged bird's nest may know At first sight if the bird be flown ; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange...  North and South - Page 225by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - 1855 - 361 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1837 - 540 pages
...the bird be flown, But what fair field or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. ' ' And yet as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul...transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep. " O Father of eternal life, and all Created glories under thee, Resume the spirit from this world of... | |
 | 1827 - 602 pages
...the bird be flown ; But what fair vale or grove he sings in now, That to him is unknown. ' And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams, Call to the soul...transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep. ' If a star were confined into a tomb, Her captive flames must needs burn there ; But when the hand... | |
 | John Mitford - 1827 - 358 pages
...bird be flown ; But what fair well, or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. . , And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul,...sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted theams, And into glory peep. If a star were confm'd into a tomb Her captive flames must needs burn... | |
 | 1828 - 852 pages
...if the bird be flown ; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul,...sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted theams, And into glory peep." pp. 1 <-4, 174. " From Epigrams, by Richard Flecknoe. 1669. In contemplation... | |
 | 1828 - 852 pages
...if the bird be flown ; But what fair well or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul,...man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend out wonted theams, And into glory peep." pp. 173, 174. " From Epigrams, by Richard Flecknoe. 1669.... | |
 | Giles Fletcher - 1836 - 442 pages
...if the bird be flown ; But what fair field or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. And yet as angels, in some brighter dreams, Call to the soul...transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep. If a star were confined into a tomb, Her captive flame must needs burn there ; But when the hand that... | |
 | Richard Cattermole - 1836 - 436 pages
...dust ; Could man outlook that mark ! He that hath found some fledged bird's-nest, may know And yet as angels, in some brighter dreams, Call to the soul...transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep. If a star were confined into a tomb, Her captive flame must needs burn there ; But when the hand that... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 238 pages
...the bird be flown ; But what fair field or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. " And yet as angels, in some brighter dreams, Call to the soul,...thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep ! " Such were Flemming's thoughts, as he stood among the tombs at evening in the churchyard of Saint... | |
 | 1840 - 844 pages
...if the bird be Sown, But what fair field or grove he sings in now, That is to him unknown. And yet as angels, in some brighter dreams, Call to the soul when man doth sleep, To some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep. If a star were confin'd... | |
 | Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...the bird be flown ; But what fair field, or grove, he sings in now, That is to him unknown. And yet as angels, in some brighter dreams, Call to the soul...transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep. If a star were confined into a tomb, Her captive flame must needs burn there ; But when the hand that... | |
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