 O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of CafFre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyaena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed, like...  The Bowdoin Poets - Page 27edited by - 1849 - 180 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1854 - 486 pages
...to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyaena scream, And the river-horse, as he crush'd the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed...cried aloud With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep, and smiled 178 EXERCISE XX. The same, continued. And (he thought that from dawn... | |
 | Henrietta Keddie - 1854 - 322 pages
...tranquillity, to throw the shadow of his darkened mind over their domestic happiness. CHAPTER IX. " The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...cried aloud, "With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep, and smiled At their tempestuous glee." LONGFELLOW. " I have read in the marvellous... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 pages
...caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck, they kissed his cheeks, They...myriad tongues, Shouted of liberty ; And the Blast t>f the Desert crM aloud, With a voice so wild and free. That he started in his sleep and smiled He... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 472 pages
...he followed their flight, O'er plains where the tamarind grew, Till he saw the roofs of Caffre huts, At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyaena scream,...cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 pages
...river-horse, as he crushed the reeds Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drama. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 502 pages
...drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of h'berty; And the Blast of the Desert cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the burning heat of day; For... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 810 pages
...her children stand ; They clasped his neck, they kissed his cheeks, They held him by the hand I — A tear burst from the sleeper's lids And fell into...cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 432 pages
...At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyaena scream; And the river-horse, as he crushed the reed* Beside some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a...cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...the roofs of Caffre huts, And the ocean rose to view. At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyena scream, And the river-horse as he crushed the reeds...cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep, and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...At night he heard the lion roar, And the hyaena scream, And the river-horse, as he crushed the reed Beside some hidden stream ! And it passed, like a...cried aloud, With a voice so wild and free, That he started in his sleep and smiled At their tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the... | |
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