Twilight Hours: A Legacy of VerseStrahan, 1868 - 300 pagina's |
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Pagina xxvii
... rain , and I am always good when it rains . There is such a curious lullaby in the sweet pure rush of water , cleansing away foulnesses and dust , like a heavenly air blowing through our error and strife . ” man . * * " The grain of the ...
... rain , and I am always good when it rains . There is such a curious lullaby in the sweet pure rush of water , cleansing away foulnesses and dust , like a heavenly air blowing through our error and strife . ” man . * * " The grain of the ...
Pagina 16
... Rain - drops , tear - drops , All the world is weeping ; Not a sorrow lieth still , Streaming clouds have drowned the hill , And the sun is sleeping . White clouds , bright clouds , Through the nimbus peeping , - Is it thunder , is it rain ...
... Rain - drops , tear - drops , All the world is weeping ; Not a sorrow lieth still , Streaming clouds have drowned the hill , And the sun is sleeping . White clouds , bright clouds , Through the nimbus peeping , - Is it thunder , is it rain ...
Pagina 25
... the angels bear it , if they hear Only the cry that one whole city sends ! Hope writhing in the tyrant grasp of Fear , The wail of woe that never turns nor ends . Only a woman suffering alone , Only the rain for A FACE SEEN AT A WINDOW.
... the angels bear it , if they hear Only the cry that one whole city sends ! Hope writhing in the tyrant grasp of Fear , The wail of woe that never turns nor ends . Only a woman suffering alone , Only the rain for A FACE SEEN AT A WINDOW.
Pagina 26
A Legacy of Verse Sarah Williams. Only a woman suffering alone , Only the rain for common company , Only my prayer for thee , sister unknown , For Christ's dear sake the good God comfort thee ! Meeting a moment , meeting nevermore , Till ...
A Legacy of Verse Sarah Williams. Only a woman suffering alone , Only the rain for common company , Only my prayer for thee , sister unknown , For Christ's dear sake the good God comfort thee ! Meeting a moment , meeting nevermore , Till ...
Pagina 40
... rain , O force and weakness , joined in pain , Fit parable for me . Just so , I know and will the right , And err , and work my soul's despite , In sin and misery . " O little children in the street , With patient , holy , pattering ...
... rain , O force and weakness , joined in pain , Fit parable for me . Just so , I know and will the right , And err , and work my soul's despite , In sin and misery . " O little children in the street , With patient , holy , pattering ...
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Agnes Agnus Dei Andromache angel Baal birds blessing blind breeze bright brother brow burning lake calm cheek child Christ in heaven coast-guard Cophetua crimson Crown 8vo darkness darling Dean of Canterbury dear dearest death deep despair dream dumb dying evermore evil eyes fair fairy faith Father fear feet flowers foolish song forward cast Gloriana Good-bye Gregory hand hath heart HENRY ALFORD Holy king kiss knew light lips live look Lord hear thee love doth love is dead Margaret moan mother mountain MOUNTAIN PASSES never night o'er once pain pray PRYNNES queen rain repent RITORNELLO shadow shining sing sleep smile softly song sorrow and sighing soul sound of sunshine strange sweet tears tell tender thine things thou hast thought twas VESUVIUS wait wandering weary weeping wind Wisdom King word
Populaire passages
Pagina 124 - That the strongest wander farthest and most hopelessly are lost? That the mark of rank in nature is capacity for pain, And the anguish of the singer makes the sweetness of the strain ? "I have many things to tell you, but ye cannot bear them now.
Pagina 288 - Not so, not so, no load of woe Need bring despairing frown : For while we bear it, we can bear, Past that, we lay it down.
Pagina 78 - The land is ours, the foe is ours, now rest, my men," he said. But while he spoke there came a band of foot-sore, panting men: " The latest prisoner, my lord, we took him in the glen, And left behind dead hostages that we would come again." The victor spoke : " Thou, Persian dog ! hast cost more lives than thine. That was thy will, and thou shouldst die full thrice, if I had mine. Dost know thy fate, thy just reward ? " The Persian bent his head, " I know both sides of victory, and only grieve,"...
Pagina 150 - I knew not when my life was good, And when there was a light upon my path, But turned my soul perversely to the dark — O Lord, I do repent.
Pagina 151 - Because Thou hast borne with me all this while, Hast smitten me with love until I weep, Hast called me as a mother calls her child — O Lord...
Pagina 79 - and while I live, I fight; So, see you to your victory, for 'tis undone this night ; Omar, the worthy, battle fair is but thy god-like right.
Pagina 67 - Heaven," your mother said softly. And Susie sighed "So far away!" — Tis nearer, Will, now to us all. It is strange how that fellow sleeps ! stranger still that his sleep should haunt me; If I could but command his face, to make sure of the lesser ill : I will crawl to his side and see, for what should there be to daunt me ? What there ? what there...