 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
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 424 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... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 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... | |
 | M. J. P. R. - 1855 - 110 pagina’s
...silently we seem'd 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...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 eye-lids closed... | |
 | 1855 - 1226 pagina’s
...fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So*slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To oko her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our...fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when ahe slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad. And chill wilh early showers,... | |
 | 1856 - 606 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... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 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. Hood. (1) Wisely Ming— to dote, connected with the Dutch dutten, and the French, doter,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 pagina’s
...soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. • * • • • • • Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes...thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. The Bridge of Sighs. One more Unfortunate Weary of breath Kashly importunate, Gone to her... | |
 | 1856 - 880 pagina’s
...speak. So slowly moved about, Âswehadlentherhalf our powers To eke her living out " Our very hopee belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied— We...thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. " For when the mom came dim and sad. And chill with early showers. Her quiet eyelids closed... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1856 - 878 pagina’s
...moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. 11 Our very hopes belied oor fears. Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when Rhe died. 1 • For when the mom came dim and sad. And chill with early showers, « Her quiet eyelids... | |
 | Cambridge univ, exam. papers - 1856 - 252 pagina’s
...and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our power« To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopea belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn... | |
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