 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...long, long sigh, and wept a last adien ! But was it such I— It was.— Where thou art gone Adiens and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet...parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return, What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 384 pages
...nurs'ry window drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! /But was it such? — It was. — Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown....parting word shall pass my lips no more!] Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such? — It was. — Where thou art gqne Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but...parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 390 pages
...turning from my nurs'ry window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu! But was it such?—It was.—Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are...parting word shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1815 - 338 pages
...A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was. — Where thou art gon• Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but...parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu! But was it such?—It was—where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are...gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By expectation every day beguiled,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu! But was it such? — It was — where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown....grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of fhy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...and wept a last adieu! But was it such? — It was — where thou art gone Adieus and farewells arc a sound unknown. May I but meet thee on that peaceful...gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was still deceived. By expectation every day beguiled,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1819 - 466 pages
...nurs'ry window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was. — Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown....parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wish'd,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, HIK! wept a last adien l But was it such ? — It was.— Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown....themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy qnick return. What ardently I wish'd, I long believed, And, disappointed still, was stilt deceived.... | |
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I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away ; And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was. — Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells are... 
