twere mark'd in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wish I did his power possess, •";?• That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wide wilderness You came across the sea. The Universal magazine - Pagina 2281807Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1861 - 182 pagina’s
...SWALLOW. As tables tell, an Indian sage, The Hindostani woods among, Could, in his distant hermitage. As if 'twere mark'd in written page. Translate the wild...bird's song. I wish I did his power possess, That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wide wilderness... | |
| Edward Balfour - 1871 - 1170 pagina’s
...tell, an Indian sage, The Hindoostani woods amoug, Could, in his desert hermitage, As if Ч were marked in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. " I wish I did his power possess. That С might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know to what wide wilderness,... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pagina’s
...tell, an Indian sage, The Hindustani woods among, Could iii his desert hermitage, As if Ч were marked seen ? or what hast heard ? " And answer made the bold Sir Bedivere : "I heard the ri I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wild wilderness... | |
| Alfred Edmund Brehm - 1874 - 970 pagina’s
...of day. As fables tell, an Indian sage The Hindustani woods among, Could in his desert hermitage, As if 'twere mark'd in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wish I did his power possess That I might learn fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess. And know from what wild wilderness... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 pagina’s
...tell, an Indian sage, The Hindustani woods among, Could in his desert hermitage, As if 't were marked in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wish I did his power possess, That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wild wilderness... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - 1878 - 708 pagina’s
...day. As fables tell, an Indian Sage, The Hindustani woods among, Could in hia desert hermitage, As if 'twere mark'd in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wisli I diil his power possess, That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee. What our vain systems only... | |
| Francis George Heath - 1880 - 508 pagina’s
...1 ' As fables tell, an Indian sage, The Hindostani woods among, Could in his distant hermitage, As if 'twere mark'd in written page, Translate the wild...bird's song. ' I wish I did his power possess, That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wild wilderness... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pagina’s
...tell, an Indian sage, The Hindustani woods among, Could in his desert hermitage, As if 't were marked goblet of morning light. So, water, I will drink naught but thee, Thou parent of hea I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wild wilderness... | |
| 1886 - 552 pagina’s
...tell, an Indian sage The Hindostán! woods among, Could, in his distant hermitage, As if 'twere marked in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wish I did his power possess, That I might learn, fleet bird, from Шее, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wild wilderness... | |
| Henry Davenport Northrop - 1888 - 712 pagina’s
...tell, an Indian sage, The Hindustani woods among, Could in his desert hermitage, As if Ч were marked in written page, Translate the wild bird's song. I wish I did his power possess, That I might learn, fleet bird, from thee, What our vain systems only guess, And know from what wild wilderness... | |
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