Book/Printed Material The edelweiss: a poem
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Image 1 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 2 of The edelweiss: a poem LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. ?rrmr-^ Shelf Jljli UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 3 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 4 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 5 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 7 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDEL^A/^EISS: Joem John RABolles Love, grace divine to mortals given, Links heaven to earth and earth to heaven. H Gl-lf 5 1881 L New London: 1881. or
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 8 of The edelweiss: a poem fb Copyright, 1881. JOHN R B0LLE8.
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 9 of The edelweiss: a poem Tlie trembling bird will leave its nest When it has wings to fly, So fluttering thoughts within my breast Seek immortality.
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 10 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 11 of The edelweiss: a poem COl^^TEIsTTS BOOK I. Apostrophe to Connecticut. Reference to its history, scen- ery, customs, talent, wealth, c. Early life of our hero and heroine. Charms of nature. Praise of love. Travels in foreign…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 12 of The edelweiss: a poem 6 CONTENTS. ing for home. Scene in foreign lands. Arthur s description. Mount Blanc. Volcanoes. The five lakes. Valleys and mountains of Switzerland. Antique villas. Simplon Pass. Above the clouds. Nature s…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 13 of The edelweiss: a poem IlSrTRODUOTIOE Obedience to law is the glory of the Universe. When man shall conform to the moral and physical rule of his being, the wilderness will bud and blossom as the rose,…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 14 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 15 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. BOOK I. Fair land which borders on the Sound, That Broadway of the seas, Where fleets of vessels trim their sails To court the favoring breeze. Or steam away by…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 16 of The edelweiss: a poem 10 THE EDELWEISS. Thy rocks, thy hills, thy skies I sing, And thy illustrious name, From patriotic ancestry Thy sons and daughters came Thy Ledyards, Putnams, Lyons wreathe The temple of thy…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 17 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. Thy glorious harvest moon Thy meadows dappled o er with flowers, Thy moruing, evening, noon Thy winter fires e er burning bright, Reflected on the wall, And faces lit with…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 18 of The edelweiss: a poem 12 THE EDELWEISS. The Captain s ship comes through the Race, With all her sails outspread, Her signal streaming from the mast. The Burgee white and red Now all the house is…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 19 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 13 In fancy s bright, ethereal web All dipped in rainbow dyes, Were blent the beauty of the Earth And glory of the skies. The broad, smooth green that stretched…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 20 of The edelweiss: a poem 14 THE EDELWEISS. Are pictured in their memories, Where they will ever be, Part of the soul s immortal life As drops are of the sea. Though wending on their lonely way…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 21 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 15 With love, angelic love, their guide, Beneath the bending skies. If words were meant their thoughts to hide. They could not hide their e3^es While waving trees and wooing…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 22 of The edelweiss: a poem 16 THE EDELWEISS. Still on the liquid numbers flow, To summer s shade and autumn s glow, To bending trees enrobed in snow, All glistening in the moonlight s tinge, As nature…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 23 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 17 As birds abroad on lightsome wing One song will still be singing, As on the hill and in the vale Alike the flowers are springing And on the breath…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 24 of The edelweiss: a poem 18 THE EDELWEISS. Call thou not by that holy name A lurid, false, and fickle flame, A meteor flashing on the night To vanish ever out of sight. From love which boldly…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 25 of The edelweiss: a poem TEE EDELWEISS. 19 Inspired, a blacksmith gained the art And took the fair one to his heart. Love taught the smith to paint so well, For wonders love can do Though artists…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 26 of The edelweiss: a poem 20 THE EDELWEISS. Two stars shone forth in yonder skies, Looking in each other s eyes, And whispering in each other s ears, Love binds in chains the heavenly spheres Two robins…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 27 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 21 A wild rose blossomed on its bush I saw it when it caught thy blush A glory on the thicket set, Within my soul tis blooming yet. MABEL TO…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 28 of The edelweiss: a poem 22 THE EDELWEISS. Pluck four-leaved clover from its bed Shall I with him the forest tread, Where, in life s early hour we strayed, And with the rippling waters played, And harkened…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 29 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 23 ARTHUR TO MABEL. Flj, fly to my bosom, thou beautiful one The joy of my being, my morning, my noon, The fairest of colors that flash from the sun.…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 30 of The edelweiss: a poem 24 THE EDELWEISS. Mellifluous accents are borne on the breeze, As sounds from a harp hanging high in the trees Divine inspiration breathes forth in each word, In each little letter the…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 31 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 25 And Ocean s shells and sounding bells, And Spheres which chime their tones sublime In purest harmony, Lute that Apollo s fingers stirred But to my ear the sweetest…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 32 of The edelweiss: a poem 2G THE EDELWEISS. My letter s lost, he waits, she cries. Then from her hand this missive flies. And did your pen forget to write I m watching for the morning light.…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 33 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 2T THE LOST LETTEE. I ve often wondered why the moon Shone out with so much splendor They say it borrows from the sun, Of light the glorious lender. But…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 34 of The edelweiss: a poem 28 THE EDELWEISS. The insect s tinsel wings unfold, A richer purple, green, and gold, Since all thy heart to me is told. The gorgeous sunsets are more bright, More opal-tinted morning…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 35 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEI88. 29 The day-star shines with clearer rays, Birds twitter earlier songs of praise, A tribute to creation s King, Sweet-briers more of sweetness fling. There s glory in the azure…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 36 of The edelweiss: a poem
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 37 of The edelweiss: a poem BOOK II. As homeward now their faces turn, From Lyons Mabel, he from Berne, The post no more can bring their words, But in their hearts are singing birds, Sweet little birds…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 38 of The edelweiss: a poem 32 THE EDELWEISS. And what did she do, with the fancies that flew Away like the sunbeams in heaven s broad blue They are penciled on paper of violet shade And pressed…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 39 of The edelweiss: a poem THE EDELWEISS. 33 To greet his eyes a glad surprise To Arthur s hand this answer flies. Let the sweetest doves attend thee Angels from above defend thee God, His blessing ever…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881
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Image 40 of The edelweiss: a poem 34 THE EDELWEISS. It was in the month of June Morning rose on highest noon, Heaven and earth together met, Blending glories exquisite, Tangled in love s mazy spell. Which was heaven…
- Contributor: Bolles, John Rogers
- Date: 1881