 THE CHANGELING I HAD a little daughter, And she was given to me To lead me gently backward To the Heavenly Father's knee, That I, by the force of nature, Might in some dim wise divine The depth of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine.  The North American Review - Pagina 443geredigeerd door - 1848Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | James Russell Lowell - 1848 - 210 pagina’s
...the sky The falcon Truth hangs poised for ever, And marks them with his vengeful eye. THE CHANGELING. I HAD a little daughter, And she was given to me To...how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair, For it was as wavy and golden, A»d as many changes took, As the shadows of sun-gilt ripples On the... | |
 | 1855 - 724 pagina’s
...simple and pathetic, and invested with a nameless grace and etherial fascination. "TUB CHANGELING. I bad a little daughter, And she was given to me To lead...force of nature, Might In some dim wise divine The depths of his Infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others saw her, But to... | |
 | 1918 - 798 pagina’s
...Heavenly Father'* knee, That I, by the force of nature, Might in sonfe dim wise divine The depth of hu infinite patience * . To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others saw her, But to ne the was wholly fair, And the light of the heaven site came from Still lingered and gleamed in her... | |
 | 1851 - 856 pagina’s
...translators of poetry, might contrive a charming volume of such lyrics on childhood. THE CHANGELING. " I had a little daughter, And she was given to me To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knee. I know not how others ?aw her, But to me she was wholly fair,... | |
 | 1852 - 590 pagina’s
...cripple, and then act towards others as you would have others act towards yon. YITTA. THE CHANGELING. I had a little daughter, And she was given to me, To lead me gently onward To the Heavenly Father's knee. I know not how others saw her, But to me she was wholly fair,... | |
 | 1853 - 1042 pagina’s
...pathetic or more full of touching simplicity than the following, for example, — ' THE CHANGELING. ' I had a little daughter, And she was given to me,...the Heavenly Father's knee ; That I, by the force of uature, Might, in some dim wise, divino The depth of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pagina’s
...and pathetic, and invested with a nameless grace and etherial fascination. "THE CHANGELING. I linl a little daughter, And she was given to me To lead...That I, by the force of nature. Might In some dim wlae divine The depths of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know not how others... | |
 | 1855 - 1416 pagina’s
...nameless grace and etherial fascination. "THE CHANGELING. I had a little daughter, And she was inven to mo To lead me gently backward To the Heavenly Father's knee, That I, by the force of nature, MU'ht in some dim wise divine The depths of his infinite patience To this wayward soul of mine. I know... | |
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