 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...  Land: Its Attractions and Riches - Page 139edited by - 1892 - 910 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Howe - District of Columbis - 1852 - 614 pages
...more appropriately worship ' We read that "The proves were God's first temples. Ere man learned Tu hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere be framed The lofty vault, to gather and roll back The sound of anthems ; in the darkling wood, Amid... | |
 | 1852 - 448 pages
...swept into the chaos of unbelief. There is always that same love for nature, the feeling that — " The groves were God's first temples, ere man learned To hew the shaft, or lay the architrave, Anll spread the roof above them — ere he framed The lofly vault, to gather... | |
 | Woodland gleanings - 1853 - 306 pages
...archetype. Bryant has wrought out this idea in a beautiful fragment, entitled " God's First Temples :" The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...down, And offered to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication. For Jiis simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the stilly twilight... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - English poetry - 1853 - 334 pages
...best love, mine, Blessings must fall on one like thee ! Nl GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES. A HYMN. BY BRYANT. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned...down And offered to the Mightiest, solemn thanks And supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, That, from the stilly twilight... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...have given utterance to this beautiful hymn. • THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learn'd To hew the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread...wood, Amidst the cool and silence, he knelt down, And ofler'd to the Mightiest solemn thanks And supplication. For his simple heart Might not resist the... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...peace, and every grove Is melody. Thomson. The groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To new the shaft, and lay the architrave, And spread the...framed The lofty vault to gather and roll back The Bound of anthems; in the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence he knelt down And offered to the... | |
 | John Ludlum McConnel - Frontier and pioneer life - 1853 - 408 pages
...begging the men who conducted his canoe to leave him alone for a half hour, ' In the darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.' At the end of the half hour they went to seek him, and he was no more. The good missionary,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 350 pages
...air, earth, and water. GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES. 6. 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. For his simple heart Might not resist the sacred influences, 10. That, from the stilly... | |
 | John Ludlum McConnel - History - 1853 - 400 pages
...begging the men who conducted his canoe to leave him alone for a half houi\ ' In tile darkling wood, Amid the cool and silence, he knelt down, And offered to the mightiest solemn thanks And supplication.' At the end of the half hour they went to seek him, and he was no more. The good missionary,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Children - 1853 - 344 pages
...115. El'-e-ments,n. t'n popular language y^lre, air, earth, and water, . c GOD'S FIRST TEMPLES. 1. THE groves were God's first temples. Ere man learned To hew the shaft, and lay fhe architrave, And spread the roof above them, — ere he fqamed The lofty vault, to gather and roll... | |
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