Songs of the Sierras and SunlandsMorrill, Higgins & Company, 1892 - 309 strani |
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Zadetki 1–5 od 53
Stran 15
... darkness that had been black to the blind Came down , as I shouted , ' Come in ! Come in ! Come under the roof , come up from the river , As up from the grave - come now , or come never ! ' The tassel'd tops of the pines were as weeds ...
... darkness that had been black to the blind Came down , as I shouted , ' Come in ! Come in ! Come under the roof , come up from the river , As up from the grave - come now , or come never ! ' The tassel'd tops of the pines were as weeds ...
Stran 27
... dark and the days are dreary , And the dreams of youth are but dust in age , And the heart grows harden'd and the hands grow weary , Holding them up for their heritage . " For you promise so great and we gain so little ; For you promise ...
... dark and the days are dreary , And the dreams of youth are but dust in age , And the heart grows harden'd and the hands grow weary , Holding them up for their heritage . " For you promise so great and we gain so little ; For you promise ...
Stran 31
... Dark - brow'd as if in iron cast , Broad - breasted as twin gates of brass , - Men strangely brave and fiercely true , Who dared the West when giants were , Who err'd , yet bravely dared to err ; A remnant of that early few Who held no ...
... Dark - brow'd as if in iron cast , Broad - breasted as twin gates of brass , - Men strangely brave and fiercely true , Who dared the West when giants were , Who err'd , yet bravely dared to err ; A remnant of that early few Who held no ...
Stran 40
... , Full through his thick and broad breast - bone , And broke the point against the stone , The dark stone of the temple wall . I saw him loose his hold and fall Full length with head hung down the step ; I 40 WITH WALKER IN NICARAGUA . ·
... , Full through his thick and broad breast - bone , And broke the point against the stone , The dark stone of the temple wall . I saw him loose his hold and fall Full length with head hung down the step ; I 40 WITH WALKER IN NICARAGUA . ·
Stran 41
... dark crowd crept and did the same , Then bore the dead man from the place . Down darken'd aisles the brown priests came , So picture - like , with sandall'd feet And long , grey , dismal , grass - wove gowns , So like the pictures of ...
... dark crowd crept and did the same , Then bore the dead man from the place . Down darken'd aisles the brown priests came , So picture - like , with sandall'd feet And long , grey , dismal , grass - wove gowns , So like the pictures of ...
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a-wing afar beard beautiful bend Beneath birds black hand blood blown boughs bow'd brave breast breath brow brow lifted brown clash of steel climb'd clouds clutch'd dare dark dead death deep desert DON CARLOS dust earth eyes face fair fell fierce follow'd gather'd gazed gold grass grey hair hand head heart heaven hung Ishmaelite JOAQUIN MURIETTA kiss knew land lean'd lifted lips look look'd mane moon Mount Hood mountain never night o'er Old Morgan pass'd pine plain push'd reach'd rode round sand savage land sea of sand sea-king seem'd shining ship shore shout silent song soul sound stars steed stone stood storm stream strong sun tans sweet sweet bee swift tall things tide touch'd Toy'd trees turn'd Vasques wall wave weary white sea wild wind wood yellow
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Stran 239 - In men whom men condemn as ill I find so much of goodness still, In men whom men pronounce divine I find so much of sin and blot, I hesitate to draw a line Between the two, where God has not.
Stran 72 - I looked to my left then, — and nose, neck, and shoulder Sank slowly, sank surely, till back to my thighs; And up through the black blowing veil of her hair Did beam full in mine her two marvelous eyes...
Stran 69 - Not a word, not a wail from a lip was let fall, Not a kiss from my bride, not a look...
Stran 68 - While his eyes were like fire, his face like a shroud, His form like a king, and his beard like a cloud, And his voice loud and shrill, as if blown from a reed—* " Pull, pull in your lassos, and bridle to steed.
Stran 64 - One bloom of crimson crowned its head, A drop of blood, so bright, so red, Yet redolent as roses
Stran 294 - Behold the ocean on the beach Kneel lowly down as if in prayer. I hear a moan as of despair, While far at sea do toss and reach Some things so like white pleading hands.
Stran 156 - What strength! what strife! what rude unrest! What shocks! what half-shaped armies met! A mighty nation moving west, With all its steely sinews set Against the living forests.
Stran 35 - As green and graceful bough'd bamboo, Did twist and twine them through and through The boughs that hung red-fruited full. One, monster-sized, above me hung, Close eyed me with his bright pink eyes, Then raised his folds, and, sway'd and swung.
Stran 62 - Success had made him more than king ; Defeat made him the vilest thing, In name, contempt or hate can bring : So much the leaded dice of war Do make or mar of character. Speak ill who will of him ; he died In all disgrace ; say of the dead His heart was black, his hands were red — Say this much, and be satisfied ; Gloat over it all undenied.
Stran 71 - While his keen crooked horns, through the storm of his mane, Like black lances lifted and lifted again ; And I looked but this once, for the fire licked...