 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1858 - 430 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Ita irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his lost-found home, and knew the oli no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the <>'.! no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1862 - 368 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | John George Wood - 1863 - 830 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 798 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies reveal'd, — Its iris'd ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unseal'd ! Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretch'd in his last-found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1867 - 544 psl.
...growing shell, Before thee lies revealed, — Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed! in. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no mora IV. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
 | 1897 - 1192 psl.
...of nature. Who but a biologist, who was also a poet, could have sung of the chambered nautilus ? " Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home, and knew the old no more." To those who seek the practical utility... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 710 psl.
...shaped his glowing cell, Before thee lies revealed, Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed. Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last found home, and knew the old Thanks for the heavenly message brought by thee,... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 psl.
...glowing cell, Before thee lies revealed, Its irised ceiling rent, its sunless crypt unsealed. Tear after year beheld the silent toil That spread his...its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last found home, and knew the old no more. Thanks for the heavenly message brought... | |
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Year after year beheld the silent toil That spread his lustrous coil; Still, as the spiral grew, He left the past year's dwelling for the new, Stole with soft step its shining archway through, Built up its idle door, Stretched in his last-found home,... 
