 | Orville Dewey - 1844 - 904 pagina’s
...its hasty flight? Well saith the " It is the signal that demands despatch; How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed ; and o'er life's...verge Look down — on what ? A fathomless abyss, A dread eternity, how sorely mine! " Seize, then, the present momenta; For, be assured, they all are... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pagina’s
...With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch : How much is to be done I t bears one I Leave untended the herd, The flock without shelter ; Leave the corpse uni IA fathomless abyss. Л dread eternity I how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner... | |
 | 1853 - 624 pagina’s
...is the signal that demands despatch ! How mucb is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down— on what ? A fathomless abyss I A dread eternity I how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pagina’s
...is the signal that demands despatch : How much is to be done? My hopes and fears Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — on what? a fathomless abyss ; A dread eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pagina’s
...With the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands dispatch : How much is to be done ! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's...narrow verge Look down — On what ? A fathomless abyss : A dread eternity ! — how surely mine I — And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1845 - 482 pagina’s
...? with the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch. How much is to be done! My hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's...narrow verge Look down — on what ? a fathomless abyss ! ' A dread eternity! How surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties... | |
 | John Hall - 1845 - 354 pagina’s
...With the years beyond the flood'. It is the signal that demands despatch' : How much is to be done ? My hopes and fears' Start up alarmed', and o'er life's narrow verge 10 Look down' — on whatv ? A fathomless abyss*. A dread eternity* ! how surely mine ! And can eternity... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - 1846 - 292 pagina’s
...they? with the years beyond the flood; It is the signal that demands despatch; How much is to be done! my hopes and fears Start up alarmed, and o'er life's...narrow verge Look down — on what? a fathomless abyss; A dread eternity! how surely mine! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties of... | |
 | 1846 - 644 pagina’s
...is the signal that demands despatch. How much is to be done ! My hopes and fear Start up alarm 'd; — A dread eternity ! how surely mine ! And can eternity belong to me, Poor pensioner on the bounties... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1846 - 850 pagina’s
...until it has altogether failed. Then, for a moment at least, Our hopes and fearfl Start up alarm'd, and o'er life's narrow verge Look down — On what?— a fathomless abyss, A dark eternity, — how surely ours! The crowd of assembled gazers and idlers at Ellangowan had followed... | |
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Is wise in man. As if an angel spoke, I feel the solemn sound. If heard aright, It is the knell of my departed hours. Where are they ? with the years beyond the flood. It is the signal that demands despatch. How much is to be done! My hopes and fears... 
