| Oliver Wendell Holmes - Satire, American - 1858 - 430 pages
...spiral. Can you find no lesson in this? THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poeta feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl I And every chambered cell,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...I can. THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell,... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - Literary Criticism - 1862 - 328 pages
...stand by the rudder that governs the bark, Nor ask how we look from the shore I THE CHAMBEEED NAUTILUS. THIS is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl ! And every chambered cell,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...I can. THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell,... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...1 can. THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet...enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs lic bure, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more... | |
| John George Wood - Zoology - 1863 - 830 pages
...inserting the exquisite little poem by Dr. Holmes, on a broken shell of the Chambered Nautilus : — " This is the ship of pearl, which poets feign Sails...venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind ita purpled wings, In gulfa enchanted, where the siren sings And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...I can. THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell,... | |
| Richard Meade Bache - Adventure stories - 1866 - 394 pages
...animals. The pearly-nautilus is the one of which Dr. Holmes wrote the beautiful verses, commencing, " This is the ship of pearl which poets feign Sails...The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer winds its purpled wings, In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings And coral reefs lie bare, Where... | |
| Richard Meade Bache - Adventure stories - 1865 - 408 pages
...animals. The pearly-nautilus is the one of which Dr. Holmes wrote the beautiful verses, commencing, M This is the ship of pearl which poets feign Sails...The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer winds its purpled wmg» In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings And coral reefs lie bare, Where the... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - American essays - 1868 - 434 pages
...NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, whk-h, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main,— The venturous l.ark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair Its webs of living gnuzo no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl I And every chambered cell,... | |
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