 Thou hast my better years ; Thou hast my earlier friends, the good, the kind, Yielded to thee with tears — The venerable form, the exalted mind. My spirit yearns to bring The lost ones back — yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring...  The English Annual, for ... - Pàgina 811837Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1879 - 1042 pàgines
...to thy dim dominions and are bound. ' Thon hast my better years, Thon hast my earlier friends—the good, the kind ; Yielded to thee with tears — The...with desire intense ; And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence.' His Crowded Street shows that he took an interest... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Gulian Crommelin Verplanck - 1828 - 384 pàgines
...on earth Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years : Thou hast my early friends — the good — the kind — Yielded to thee...tears — The venerable form — the exalted mind. H My spirit yearns to bring The lost ones back — yearns with desire intense ; And struggles hard... | |
 | 1831 - 548 pàgines
...draws us to the ground, And last, Man's life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends...yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. In vain — thy gates deny All passage save to those... | |
 | 1832 - 868 pàgines
...draws us to the ground And last, man's life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends—...yearns with desire intense And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. In vain ;— thy gates deny All passage, save to those... | |
 | Sidney Willard - 1832 - 560 pàgines
...us to the ground, And last, Man's Life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. " Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends...yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. " In vain — thy gates deny All passage save to those... | |
 | 1832 - 542 pàgines
...draws us to the ground, And last, Man's life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends...to thee with tears — The venerable form — the exulted mind. My spirit yearns to bring The lost ones back — yearns with desire intense, And struggles... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1836 - 288 pàgines
...draws us to the ground, And last, Man's Life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends...yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. TO THE FAST. 29 In vain — thy gates deny All passage... | |
 | 1839 - 558 pàgines
...draws us to the ground, And last, Man's Life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends...yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. In vain — thy gates deny All passage save to those... | |
 | 1839 - 546 pàgines
...draws us to the ground, And last, Man's Life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends...yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. In vain — thy gates deny All passage save to thosa... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 292 pàgines
...draws us to the ground. And last, Man's Life on earth, Glide to thy dim dominions, and are bound. Thou hast my better years, Thou hast my earlier friends—...yearns with desire intense, And struggles hard to wring Thy bolts apart, and pluck thy captives thence. TO THE PAST. 89 In vain — thy gates deny All passage... | |
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