 | Children - 530 pages
...his own mountain-vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm — the red bolt defying, His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward — right on. Ever may the Eagle's flight, be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line." Boy. " What is that,... | |
 | 1824 - 706 pages
...on his own mountain vigor relying ; Breasting the dark storm ; the red bolt defying; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward right on. Columbia, like the eagle's flight, such shall be thine ! Onward, and upward, and true to the line."... | |
 | 1828 - 608 pages
...vigor relying, l!reastiug the dark storm, the red holt defying; His wing on the wind, and his eye in the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward, right on: Coy! may the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line! "What is that,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1829 - 860 pages
...vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying— His wing on the wind, and his eye in the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward,...eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line ! The eagle, boy ! What is that, mother ? The swan, my love ! He Is floating down... | |
 | Levi Washburn Leonard - Literary and scientific class book, Author of - 1830 - 228 pages
...vigor relying, Breastijp the dark storm, the red bolt defying — His wing on the wind,' and his eye in the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward,...the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward and true to the line ! What is that, mother ? The swan, my love ! He is floating down from his native1... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying— His wing on the wind, and his eye in the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward,...eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line. What is that Mother ? The swan, my love ! Me is floating down from his native... | |
 | Jesse Olney - Readers - 1833 - 150 pages
...vigor relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying — His wing on the wind, and his eye in the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward,...the eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward and upward and true to the line! 5. Child. What is that, Mother? Mother. The swan my love! He is floating down... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...in his own mountain vigor relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun. He swerves not a hair,...and upward, true to the line. What is that, mother ? — The swan, my love. — He is floating down from his native grove, No loved one now, no nestling... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 406 pages
...in his own mountain vigor relying, Ureasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun. He swerves not a hair,...and upward, true to the line. What is that, mother ? — The swan, my love— He is floating down from his native grove, No loved one now, no nestling... | |
 | 1835 - 218 pages
...on his own mountain vigor relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair,...eagle's flight ever be thine, Onward, and upward, and true to the line. What is that Mother ? The swan, my love ! — He is floating down from his native... | |
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What is that, Mother ? The eagle, boy. Proudly careering his course of joy, Firm in his own mountain vigour relying, Breasting the dark storm, the red bolt defying ; His wing on the wind, and his eye on the sun, He swerves not a hair, but bears onward,... 
