 | 1854 - 672 pages
...spirit almost imperceptibly took its flight. " Sometimes our hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied—- We thought her dying — when she slept ; And sleeping — when she died. Her end was peace." In compliance with her request, the scholars, after attending morning service on... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 432 pages
...had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying, when she slept, And sleeping when sho died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers. Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pages
...had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept,...sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids clos'd — she had Another morn than ours. FROM THE COURSE OP TIME. 481 ROBERT POLLOK. (1799—1827.j... | |
 | Hannah Flagg Gould - 1851 - 300 pages
...had lent her half our powers, To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept,...eyelids closed ; — she had Another morn than ours. T. HOOD. THE ALMOND TREE. BEHOLD yon light and blooming sprays That grace Spring's early scene ! That... | |
 | Meta Lander - 1861 - 354 pages
...had lent her half our powers, To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears, our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. Her quiet eyelids closed, — she had Another morn than ours." THOMAS HOOD. TILL the last, Carrie retained... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1852 - 168 pages
...we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept,...eyelids closed — she had Another morn than ours. THOMAS HOOD. Cl MOTHER, has the dove that nestled Lovingly upon thy breast Folded up his little pinion,... | |
 | Jesus Christ - 1852 - 168 pages
...had lent her half our powers, To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied; We thought her dying when she slept,...eyelids closed: — she had Another morn than ours." LETTEE XL " The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." " Affliction... | |
 | J. B. Syme - 1852 - 196 pages
...we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept,...dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet ey elids closed ; — she had Another morn than ours. 11 ', 122 THE MOURNER'S FRIEND. A MOTHER'S TEARS.... | |
 | Martha Noyes Williams - 1853 - 290 pages
...we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept,...eyelids closed ; — she had Another morn than ours. " We spend our years as a tale that is told. The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; and... | |
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... the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. " ' So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. " ' Our very hopes belied our fears... 
