 Fainter her slow step falls from day to day, Death's hand is heavy on her darkening brow; Yet doth she fondly cling to earth and say: " I am content to die, but oh! not now ! Not while the blossoms of the joyous spring Make the warm air such luxury to...  Illustrious Irishwomen, by E. Owens Blackburne - Pagina 259door Elizabeth Owens Blackburne Casey - 1877Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1833 - 636 pagina’s
...shall he the hed-fellow of what was THE HERMIT IN LONDON. THE CHILD OF EARTH. RY THE HON. MRS. NORTON. Fainter her slow step falls from day to day, Death's hand is heavy on her darkening hrow ; Yet doth she fondly cling to earth, and say, " I am content to die — hut, oh ! not now ! —... | |
 | 1831 - 502 pagina’s
...poetical contents of the Amulet, we submit to our readers Mrs Norton's beautiful CHILD Or IAKTH. " Fainter her slow step falls from day to day, Death's...breathe — Not while the birds such lays of gladness singNot while bright flowers around my footsteps wreathe Spare me, great God ! lift up my drooping... | |
 | 1882 - 224 pagina’s
...its darling, like the bliss of Heaven ! THE CHILD OF HEALTH. BY MRS. NORTON. Fainter her slow steps falls from day to day, Death's hand is heavy on her darkening brow ; Yet fondly doth she cling to earth and say, * I am content to die — hul oh, not now I — Not while the... | |
 | 1831 - 496 pagina’s
...poetical contents of the Amulet, we submit to our readers Mrs Norton's beautiful ."ll.'i OF EARTH. " Fainter her slow step falls from day to day, Death's...darkening brow; Yet doth she fondly cling to earth, and &ay, ' I am content to die — but, oh! not now!— Not while the blossoms of the joyous spring Make... | |
 | 1831 - 352 pagina’s
...And here are some sweetly-touching stanzas—" The Child of Earth"— by the Hon. Mrs. Norton : — " Fainter her slow step falls from day to day, Death's hand is heavy on her darkening brow ; Vet doth she fondly cling to earth and say, ' I am content to die — but oh ! not now !— Not while... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pagina’s
...Spaniards hy the name of The last sigh of the Moor.' LESSON LXXX. The Child of Earth.—MRS. NORTON. Death's hand is heavy on her darkening brow; Yet doth she fondly cling to earth, and say, FAINTER her slow step falls from day to day, Make the warm air such luxury to breathe— Not while... | |
 | 1834 - 440 pagina’s
...him, Again to wake his song of praise. THE CHILD OF EARTH. BY MBS. NORTON. Fainter her slow steps fall from day to day; Death's hand is heavy on her darkening...she fondly cling to earth and say, "I am content to die—but oh! not now !— Not while the blossoms of the joyous spring Hake the warm air such luxury... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1838 - 270 pagina’s
...Spaniards by the name of The last sigh of the Moor.' LESSON LXXX. The Child of Earth.—MRS. NORTON. FAINTER her slow step falls from day to day, Death's...fondly cling to earth, and say, ' I am content to die—but, oh! not now!— Not while the blossoms of the joyous spring Make the warm air such luxury... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pagina’s
...for the newer call, — But in the mother's heart found room for ALL ! THE CHILD OP EARTH. FA1NTKR her slow step falls from day to day, Death's hand is heavy on her darkening hrow ; Yet doth she fondly cling to earth, and say, " I am content to die, — but, oh ! not now !... | |
 | Caroline Sheridan Norton - 1841 - 322 pagina’s
...weepeth On that cold land's cruel shore — Blest, blest is he that sleepeth, — THE CHILD OF EARTH. I. FAINTER her slow step falls from day to day, Death's...breathe ; Not while the birds such lays of gladness sing ; II. The spring hath ripen'd into summer-time, The season's viewless boundary is past ; The glorious... | |
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