 I GAZED upon the glorious sky And the green mountains round ; And thought that when I came to lie At rest within the ground, 'Twere pleasant, that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave...  Fraser's Magazine - Page 1741878Full view - About this book
 | James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1875 - 486 pages
...within the ground, 'Twere pleasant that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, green mountain turf should break. 2. A cell within the frozen mold, A c6ffin borne through sleet, And icy clods above it rolled, While... | |
 | Arabella M. Willson - Biography & Autobiography - 1875 - 390 pages
...Bryant's hymn, — "Twere pleasant that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand my grave to make, The rich, green mountain-turf should break." •These are no idle words, for, says the New York Recordjr, ' Her love... | |
 | James Madison Watson - Readers - 1876 - 484 pages
...within the ground, 'Twere pleasant that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, green mountain turf should break. 2. A cell within the frozen mold, A c6ffin borne through sleet, And icy clods above it rolled, While... | |
 | 1878 - 440 pages
...ground, 'Twere pleasant that in flowery June When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a cheerful sound. The sexton's hand my grave to make The rich, green mountain turf should break. There, through the long, long Summer hours. The golden light should lie, And thick young herbs and... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1878 - 540 pages
...the ground, "Twere pleasant, that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, 'green mountain-turf should break. A cell within the frozen mould, A coffin borne through sleet, And icy clods... | |
 | David Jayne Hill - Biography & Autobiography - 1879 - 256 pages
...glorious sky 'Twere pleasant, that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, green mountain-turf should break." CHAPTER XL THE JOURNALIST. professions demand a higher order of -L intellect... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...ground, Т were pleasant that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a cheerful sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich,...through -sleet, And icy clods above it rolled, While tierce the tempests beat — Away ! 1 will not think of these — Blue be the sky and soft the breeze,... | |
 | Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 284 pages
...within the ground, Twere pleasant, that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, green mountain-turf should break. A cell within the frozen mould, A coffin borne through sleet, And icy clods... | |
 | Andrew James Symington - 1880 - 290 pages
...the ground, 'Twere pleasant, that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, green mountain-turf should break. A cell within the frozen mould, A coffin borne through sleet, And icy clods... | |
 | Andrew James Symington - Biography & Autobiography - 1880 - 328 pages
...within the ground, Twere pleasant, that in flowery June, When brooks send up a cheerful tune, And groves a joyous sound, The sexton's hand, my grave to make, The rich, green mountain-turf should break. A cell within the frozen mould, A coffin borne through sleet, And icy clods... | |
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