His voice his face is gone ; " To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ; Ah, I could not endure To whisper of such woe, Unless I felt this sleep ensure That it will not be so. The Quarterly Review - Page 3271818Full view - About this book
| Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...of thy brother, Thy sister, father, too : My light where 'er I go, My bird when prison bound, My hand-in-hand companion, no, My prayers shall hold... | |
| Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new ; Kind... 'he has departed' ' His voice his face 'tis gone ! ' To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ! Ah, I could not endure To whisper... | |
| Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah ! first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new ; Kind...departed ; His voice his face is gone ; " To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ; Ah, I could not endure To whisper of such woe, Unless... | |
| Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 pages
...And pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah! first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new ; Kind...I go, My bird, when prison-bound, My hand-in-hand companion,no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say, " He has departed ; His voicehis faceis... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - 1868 - 328 pages
...thy fingers press, And pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, Ah ! first-born of ihy mother, When life and hope were new : Kind playmate...father, too : My light, where'er I go, My bird, when prison bonnd, My hand in hand companion, no, My prayers shall hold thee ronnd. To say, " He... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...And pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new ; Kind...departed" " His voice his face is gone !" To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ; Ah, I could not endure To whisper of such woe, Unless... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 pages
...cannot bear the gentleness, The teal's are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, AVhen hand-in -hand companion No, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say, " He has departed " "... | |
| 1872 - 900 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born o pass, That any man turn ass, Leaving his wealth...What's that "ducdame" f JAQ. 'Tis a Greek invocation, impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on, Ah, I could not endure To whisper of such woe, Unless... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 pages
...fingers press And pat my stooping head, I can not bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Kind playmate of thy brother, Thy sister, father too;...where'er I go, My bird when prison-bound, My hand-in-hand companion,no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say He has departed, His voice, his face is gone!... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born I by thine eyes that po ; My bird, when prison-bound ; My hand-in-hand companion No, My prayers shall hold thee round.... | |
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