 To throw his tools down, hastily unhook The old cracked lantern from its dusty nook, And, while he lit it, speak a cheering word, That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 2061843Full view - About this book
 | 1843 - 1266 pages
...dusty nook, And while he lit it, speak a cheering word, That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. Fusing a neighbour's cottage in his way— Mirk Ftnlon's — him he tuok with short delay To bear him... | |
 | 1866 - 924 pages
...lit it, speak a cheerful word That almost choked him and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's work, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. Passing a neighbor's cottage on his way, (Mark Fenton's) him he took with small delay To bear him company, for... | |
 | Robert Southey, Caroline Bowles Southey - 1847 - 276 pages
...dusty nook, And while he lit it, speak a cheering word, That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act, and he was gone To where a...on. Passing a neighbour's cottage in his way— Mark Fenton's—him he took with short delay To bear him company—for who could say What need might be... | |
 | 1848 - 600 pages
...dusty nook, And while he lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act — and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. Passing a neighbor's cottage in his way, MARK FENTON'S, him he took, with short delay, To bear him company ;... | |
 | 1848 - 616 pages
...dufty nook, And while be lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act — and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. From school that day ; and many a call and shout Into the pitchy darkness they sent out. And by the... | |
 | David Macbeth Moir - 1851 - 398 pages
...dusty nook, And, while he lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on." A neighbour accompanies him ; and they strike into the track which the children should have taken in... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...dusty nook, And, while he lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. A neighbor accompanies him ; and they strike into the track which the children should have taken in... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 pages
...And, while he lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked him, and was scareely heard, Was hut a moment's act, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. A neighhor accompanics him; and they strike into the track which the children should have taken in... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1865 - 28 pages
...lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked him, and was scarcely heard, 12 THE YOUNG GRAYHEAD. Was but a moment's act — and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. Passing a neighbor's cottage in his way, MAEK FENTON'S, him he took, witli short delay, To bear him company ;... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 pages
...nook, And, while he lit it, speak a cheering word That almost choked, him, and was scarcely heard, Was but a moment's act, and he was gone To where a fearful foresight led him on. 1113 A neighbor accompanies him; and they strike into the track which the dron should have taken in... | |
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