 THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence,...  Intensive Studies in American Literature - Side 40af Alma Blount - 1914 - 331 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1858 - 778 sider
...itself, each may be a fitting place for the holiwt worship. " The groves were God's first templet. Era man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence he knelt down, And oflVr'd to the Mightiest solemn thank* And supplication."... | |
 | 1826 - 520 sider
...the fancy and heart. The following are the introductory lines. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he trained The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst... | |
 | 1824 - 494 sider
...done so much as we hav« done, i THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
 | 1825 - 574 sider
...already done so much as we have done. THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lolly vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and... | |
 | 1825 - 492 sider
...already done so much as we have done. THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof ahove them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll hack The sound of anthems ; in the... | |
 | 1826 - 524 sider
...as it might A Hymn. [From the United States' Literary Gazette.] THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...back The sound of anthems : in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
 | 1826 - 518 sider
...the fancy and heart. The following are the introductory lines. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
 | 1826 - 192 sider
...brow, On earth OWE SPIRIT or LIFE, in heaven OSE SUN. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave,...to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
 | 1826 - 192 sider
...won, Nature stands forth unveiled with cloudless brow, A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,—ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 sider
...God's fast Temples — A Hymn. — BRYANT. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned fo hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread...back The sound of anthems, — in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt, down And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
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