 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,...  The Poets of America: With Occasional Notes - Strona 153autor: George Barrell Cheever - 1847 - Liczba stron: 405Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | John Wesley Monette - 1846 - Liczba stron: 626
...harmony, rising up to heaven. " The groves were God.s first templos : ere man learn'd To IKw the shaft or lay the architrave. And spread the roof above them ; ere he framed The lofty vanlt to gather and roll back The sound of anthems, in the shady grove, Amid the tow.ring oaks, he... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - Liczba stron: 520
...The boundless visible smile of Him, To the veil of whose brow your lamps are dim.' : A FOREST HYMN. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...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... | |
 | John Wesley Monette - 1848 - Liczba stron: 642
...temples: ere man learn'd To hcw the sluift or lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them ; ero he framed The lofty vault to gather and roll back The sound of anthems, in the shady grove, Amid the tow'ring oaks, he raised his voice, And offer' d to the Mightiest solemn praise... | |
 | Paschal Donaldson - 1848 - Liczba stron: 322
...Here nature, unalloyed by art, dwelt in her rude simplicity. The wild untutored savages had hot yet learned • " To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them — nor frame The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems." Here the aborigine reposed... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1849 - Liczba stron: 348
...principal. 115 El'-e-ments, n. in popular language, fire, nir, earth, and water. GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES. I. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them,—ere he framed Tered to the Mightiest solemn thanks pplication. For his simple heart ; not resist... | |
 | 1850 - Liczba stron: 608
...his pulpit, and the heavens for his sounding board, would dispense the word of life and salvation. " The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...roll back The sound of anthems, in the darkling wood, •John Taylor's History of Ten Churches, p. 4a f Benedict, vol. 2, p. 542. t Benedict's History of... | |
 | 1850 - Liczba stron: 340
...SHALL NEVER DIE ! GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES.— A HYMN. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learn'd To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread...wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offer'd to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the... | |
 | Sarah C. Carter - 1850 - Liczba stron: 144
...which was designed to benefit herself and others also. Bryant deposited this : God's First Temples. " The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed 62 CHOICE GIFT. OB Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1852 - Liczba stron: 388
...firmament,— The boundless visible smile of Him, To the veil of whose brow your lamps are dim." A FOREST HYMN. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...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... | |
 | 1852 - Liczba stron: 196
...fears are laid aside, If I but remember only Such as these have lived and died ! Bqmn. BY WC BKYANT. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back FOREST HYMN. 11*8 The sound of anthems ;... | |
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