 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 - 第 153 頁George Barrell Cheever 著 - 1847 - 405 頁完整檢視 - 關於此書
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...who wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams. 13, *A Forest Hymn ""THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...roll back The sound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
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...preachers and teachers, hardly waiting to build shelters for themselves, learned in simple fashion "To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave And spread the roof above them" to make temples of religion and of education. Thus was prepared the way for the great migration of... | |
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