 THE BIRD, LET LOOSE. (AIR. — BEETHOVEN. ) THE bird, let loose in eastern skies,* When hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing...  The first (-sixth) 'Standard' reader - 第110页作者：James Stuart Laurie - 1863全本阅读 - 图书信息
 | 1851 - 496 页
...hast'ning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flics Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her'flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant nie, God, from every care, And stain of passion free,... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1851 - 918 页
...linst'ning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly hounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. / So grant me, GOD, from every care And stain of passion... | |
 | Naturalist pseud, Edward Wilson (M.A., F.L.S.) - 1852 - 444 页
...Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam ; But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay...stain Of sinful passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To steer my course to THEE ! No sin to cloud, no lure to stay My soul, as home she springs... | |
 | Cottage verse, Joseph Jones - 1852 - 296 页
...Returning iondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle warblers roam : But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from earthly care, From pride and passion free, Aloft, through faith and love's pure air, To hold... | |
 | Collection, Edmund KELL - 1852 - 106 页
...hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idle wanderers roam. 2 But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, GOD, from every snare And taint of passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air To... | |
 | R. W. Vanderkiste - 1852 - 380 页
...hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wings, nor flies Where idle warblers roam. But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadows dim her way. " So grant us, Lord, from faithless fear And stain of passion free, Aloft, through... | |
 | Church of the Disciples (Boston, Mass.) - 1852 - 674 页
...fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler warblers roam ; — 2 But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay, Where nothing earthly bounds her flightj Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, Lord, from every snare Of sinful passion free, Aloft... | |
 | George Dawson - 1853 - 552 页
...hastening fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wings, nor flies Where idle warblers roam ; But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay,...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from every care And stain of passion free, Aloft, through virtue's purer air, To hold my course... | |
 | Frederick Edward Gretton - 1853 - 152 页
...hastening home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler wanderers roam ; But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay,...her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. So grant me, God, from every snare Of sinful passion free, Aloft through virtue's purer air To wing my course to... | |
 | Frederic Henry Hedge, Frederic Dan Huntington - 1853 - 674 页
...Returning fondly home, Ne'er stoops to earth her wing, nor flies Where idler warblers roam. 2 But high she shoots through air and light, Above all low delay,...earthly bounds her flight, Nor shadow dims her way. 3 So grant me, Lord, from every snare Of sinful passion free, Aloft through faith's serener air To... | |
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