 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep ; And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold' turf steep. When hearts...mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal and woe were thine,— But I've in vain essayed it, And feel I can not now. While memory bids me weep thee... | |
 | Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 376 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou wert d3ring, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts,...in mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal :mrl wo were thine; It should be mine to braid it Around thy faded brow, But I've in vain essayed it,... | |
 | Noble Kibby Royse - 1872 - 382 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts,...Like thine, are laid in earth, There should a wreath he woven To tell the world their worth; And I, who woke each morrow To clasp thy hand in mine, Who... | |
 | 1872 - 710 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou d cling to a twig. They love it, and yet loathe arc laid in earth, There should a wreath be woven To tell the world their worth. Fitz-Qrcene Halleck.... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 pagina’s
...dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou art lying, Will tears the cold turf steep. Wben ncircled her form, when, after confession, Homeward...passed, it seemed like the ceasing of exquisite music. woe were thine, — But I 've in vain essayed it, And feel I cannot now. While memory bids me weep... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1873 - 730 pagina’s
...after his death, in the " .Scientific Repository and Critical Review," with the following stanzas — When hearts, whose truth was proven, Like thine, are...wreath be woven • To tell the world their worth. Ami I, who woke each morrow To clasp thy hand in mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal and... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 pagina’s
...to praise. 834 835 Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou art lying, Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts,...mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal and woe were thine, It should be mine to braid it Around thy faded brow, But I 've in vain essayed it,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou art lying, Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts,...mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal and woe were thine, • It should be mine to braid it Around thy faded brow, But I 've in vain essayed... | |
 | Henry Augustin Beers - 1878 - 450 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long where thou art lying Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts,...mine, Who shared thy joy and sorrow, Whose weal and woe were thine — It should be mine to braid it Around thy faded brow ; But I've in vain essayed it,... | |
 | 1880 - 208 pagina’s
...thee but to praise. Tears fell, when thou wert dying, From .eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou art lying, Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts, whose truth was proven. Like shine, are laid in earth, CXXXV.—DUTIES OF AMERICAN CITIZENS. THIS lovely land, this glorious liberty,... | |
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Green be the turf above thee, Friend of my better days! None knew thee but to love thee, Nor named thee but to praise. Tears fell when thou wert dying, From eyes unused to weep, And long, where thou art lying, Will tears the cold turf steep. When hearts,... 
