 The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly and as free ; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea : , For every wave with dimpled face, That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace And held it trembling there.  Arthur's Magazine - Pagina 247geredigeerd door - 1845Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1841 - 908 pagina’s
...caught Their sprinkled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and quick as thought Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours like birds flew by, As lightly...thousand in the sea ; For every wave with dimpled check, That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace, And held it trembling there. The... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Stephen T. Allen - 1842 - 418 pagina’s
...caught Their mingled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and, quick as thought, Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours like birds flew by, As lightly...thousand in the sea ; For every wave with dimpled cheek That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace, And held it trembling there. The... | |
 | Asa Mahan - 1845 - 348 pagina’s
...conceptions, the more striking the figure, under such circumstances. I will give one other example : . " The twilight hours like birds flew by, As lightly...Ten thousand in the sea; For every wave with dimpled cheek That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace And held it trembling there." Who... | |
 | 1845 - 792 pagina’s
...with a cotemporary that Moore never conceived a more exquisite fancy than the following by " Amelia." The twilight hours like birds flew by As lightly and...; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea ; For every wave with dimpled face, That leaped up in the air, Had caught a star in its... | |
 | Amelia - 1845 - 274 pagina’s
...caught Their sprinkled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and, quick as thought, Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly...; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea : , For every wave with dimpled face, That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its... | |
 | 1846 - 730 pagina’s
...conception, unless, perhaps, the following, from a piece of her own, entitled, (if we remember,) MUSINGS : " The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly...; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea ; For every wave with dimpled face, That LEAPED UPON THE AIH, Had caught a star in its embrace,... | |
 | Amelia - 1846 - 218 pagina’s
...caught Their sprinkled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and, quick as thought, Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly...and as free ; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, • M Ten thousand on the sea ; For every wave with dimpled face, That leaped upon the air, Had caught... | |
 | John Spence (jr.), Young physician - 1847 - 184 pagina’s
...wielded by nature, comes rolling up, while her trembling rays flash and sparkle on the waves. And then, " The twilight hours like birds flew by, As lightly...star in its embrace, And held it trembling there." It was early morn, and swelling sails told that the ship sailed on. A light mist floated in the morning... | |
 | John Spence (jr.), Young physician - 1847 - 160 pagina’s
...waves. And then, " The twilight hours like birds flow by, As lightly and as free ; Ten thousand stare were in the sky, Ten thousand in the sea. For every...star in its embrace, And held it trembling there." It was early morn, and swelling sails told that the ship sailed on. A light mist floated in the morning... | |
 | Amelia - 1847 - 274 pagina’s
...caught Their sprinkled drops of dew, They kissed my feet, and, quick as thought, Away the ripples flew. The twilight hours, like birds, flew by, As lightly...; Ten thousand stars were in the sky, Ten thousand on the sea ; For every wave with dimpled face, That leaped upon the air, Had caught a star in its embrace,... | |
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