 Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper leaves nor leaves of stone ; Each age, each kindred, adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst...  Old Events and Modern Meanings: And Other Sermons - Page 65de Charles Frederic Aked - 1908 - 243 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | James Russell Lowell - 1849 - 276 pages
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...kindred, adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1857 - 334 pages
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...kindred adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1858 - 342 pages
...kindred adds a verse to it, And not on paper leaves nor leaves of stone; Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the...cloud, Still at the prophets' feet the nations sit. BEAVER BROOK. HUSHED with broad sunlight lies the hill, And, minuting the long day's loss, The cedar's... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1863 - 338 pages
...race is writ, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. Each age, each kindred adds a verse to it, While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud,...cloud, Still at the prophets' feet the nations sit. BE AYER BROOK. HUSHED with broad sunlight lies the hill, And, minuting the long day's loss, The cedar's... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1866 - 342 pages
...verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountaing shroud, While thunder's surges burst on cliffs of cloud, Still at the prophets feet the nations sit. BEAVER BROOK. HUSHED with broad sunlight lies the hill^ And, minuting the long day's loss, The cedar's... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 408 pages
... CHAPTERS FROM THE BIBLE OF THE AGES " Slowly the Bible of the race is writ ; Each age, each kindred adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst... | |
 | Giles Badger Stebbins - 1872 - 416 pages
...Aug. 26, 1891 of Society, 1854-1886 FROM THE BIBLE OF THE AGES "Slowly the Bible of the race is writ; Each age, each kindred adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surge? burst... | |
 | American poems, William Michael Rossetti - 1873 - 556 pages
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...kindred, adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1873 - 484 pages
...he who bends, Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...nor leaves of stone : Each age, each kindred, adds a verso to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy o» moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - 1876 - 434 pages
...MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Intent on manna still and mortal ends, Sees it not, neither hears its thundered lore. Slowly the Bible of the race is writ, And not on paper...kindred, adds a verse to it, Texts of despair or hope, of joy or moan. While swings the sea, while mists the mountains shroud, While thunder's surges burst... | |
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