This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise... Victoria Magazine - Page 4541879Full view - About this book
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - Satire, American - 1858 - 430 pages
...NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poeta feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl I And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 420 pages
...unshadowed main, — The venturous dark that flings On the sw«et summer wind its purpled wings In g,ll fs enchanted, where the siren sings, And coral reefs...lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streammg hair Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the ship of pearl 1 And every chambered... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to... | |
| Caroline Snowden Guild - Hymns - 1860 - 366 pages
...Wither. THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS. t THIS is the (hip of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unfliadowed main — The venturous barque that flings On the sweet...wind its purpled wings In gulfs enchanted, where the syren fings, And coral reefs lie bare, Where the cold sea-maids rise to sun their ftreaming hair. Its... | |
| Oliver Wendell Holmes - Literary Criticism - 1862 - 328 pages
...NAUTILUS. THIS is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadowed main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...ship of pearl ! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Year after year... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...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
...unshadowed main — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind ita purpled wings, In gulfa enchanted, where the siren sings And coral reefs lie...ship of pearl ! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shaped his growing shell, Before thee lies... | |
| John George Wood - Natural history - 1863 - 840 pages
...siren singa And coral reefs lie bare, AVhcre the cold sea-maids rise to sun their streaming hair. Us webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wrecked is the...ship of pearl ! And every chambered cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to dwell, As the frail tenant shsiped his growing shell, Before thee lies... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1865 - 798 pages
...NAUTILUS. This is the ship of pearl, which, poets feign, Sails the unshadow'd main, — The venturous bark that flings On the sweet summer wind its purpled wings...streaming hair. Its webs of living gauze no more unfurl ; Wreck'd is the ship of pearl ! And every chamber'd cell, Where its dim dreaming life was wont to... | |
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