 | Thomas Russell - 1834 - 612 pages
...652. CM— The Bird let loose. 1 THE bird, let loose in eastern skies,* When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 2 So grant me, God, from every care, And stain of passion free, Aloft, thro' Virtue's purer air, To... | |
 | Flowers - 1835 - 174 pages
...through life may last. XVIII. THE DOVE. THE Dove let loose in Eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, Lord! from every stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To steer my course... | |
 | Hannah More - 1835 - 272 pages
...loose in eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler warblers roam ; But high she shoots through air and...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, Lord ! from every stain, Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To steer my course... | |
 | Sarah Stickney Ellis - 1835 - 358 pages
...eastern skies, When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, or flies Where idler wanderers roam ; But high she shoots through air and light,...low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Or shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from every stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft through virtue's... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 pages
...THE dove let loose in eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies But high she shoots through air and light, Above all...flight. Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from earthly care From pride and passion free, Aloft, through faith and love's pure air, To hold my course... | |
 | R T. Linnington - 1837 - 274 pages
...light We never saw by day. MOORE. THE DOVE. The dove let loose in eastern skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle...flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from earthly care, From pride and passion free, Aloft, through faith and love's pure air, To hold my course... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1838 - 412 pages
...flies at an elevated pitch, in order to surmount every obstacle between her and the place to which ibo is destined. Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies...me, God ! from every care And stain of passion free, Alón, through Virtue's purer air, To hold my course to Thee !• No sin to cloud — no lure to stay... | |
 | 1838 - 156 pages
...skies, Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops her wing to earth, nor flies Where idler warblers roam : 2 But high she shoots, through air and light, Above...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, Lord, from ev'ry stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through heav'n's serener air,... | |
 | M. S. - 1839 - 194 pages
...eastern skies When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, or flies Where idler wanderers roam ; But high she shoots through air and light....low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Or shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from every stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft through virtue's... | |
 | Caroline Leigh Gascoigne - 1839 - 920 pages
...night, lire slumber's chain hath bound me, Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me. Hovrt. So grant me, God, from every care And stain of passion free, — Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To bend my course to Thee ! No sin to cloud — no lure to stay My soul, as home she'springs ! Thy sunshine... | |
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When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 
