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, Amidst the cool and... Tommy's First Speaker for Little Boys and Girls - Page 40edited by - 1885 - 160 pagesFull view - About this book
| Missions - 1858 - 778 pages
...itself, each may be a fitting place for the holiwt worship. " The groves were God's first templet. Era 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... | |
| North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1826 - 520 pages
...other. The ' Hymn ' is a rich offering of the fancy and heart. The following are the introductory lines. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he trained The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling... | |
| 1824 - 494 pages
...and houourable pride in having already done so much as we hav« done, i THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A 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... | |
| Literature - 1825 - 492 pages
...and houourahle pride in having already done so much as we have done. THE LAY MONK. POETRY. A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof ahove them, — ere he framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll hack The sound of anthems ; in the... | |
| 1825 - 574 pages
...hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he framed The lolly vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication.... | |
| American poetry - 1826 - 192 pages
...the long sought for goal of truth is won, Nature stands forth unveiled with cloudless brow, A HYMN. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in th e darkling wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn... | |
| 1826 - 524 pages
...severity against an arch-heretic. Lastly, as it might A Hymn. [From the United States' Literary Gazette.] 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... | |
| 1826 - 518 pages
...other. The ' Hymn ' is a rich offering of the fancy and heart. The following are the introductory lines. 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... | |
| American poetry - 1826 - 192 pages
...stands forth unveiled with cloudless brow, On earth OWE SPIRIT or LIFE, in heaven OSE SUN. A 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 th e darkling... | |
| John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...God's fast Temples — A Hymn. — BRYANT. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned fo 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... | |
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