 WE watched her breathing through 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...  The Family friend [ed. by R.K. Philp]. - Pagina 381geredigeerd door Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1846 - 508 pagina’s
...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....thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | 1846 - 610 pagina’s
...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....thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with e'irly »dowers, H«r quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | 1846 - 644 pagina’s
...silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke hex being ternal too? Grant matter was eternal ; still these orbs she died. For when the morn came, dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | 1846 - 302 pagina’s
...silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our...thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1846 - 216 pagina’s
...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, Our fear our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ; For when... | |
 | 1847 - 440 pagina’s
...wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out....thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids clos'd... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1847 - 256 pagina’s
...wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out....thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids clos'd... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1847 - 400 pagina’s
...wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers, To eke her living out....thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | John Dowling - 1847 - 322 pagina’s
...silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our...thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came, dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | 1848 - 154 pagina’s
...silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our...thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came, dim and sad And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed—... | |
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