 Stay, lady, stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a helpless orphan's tale. Ah ! sure my looks must pity wake ; 'Tis want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope and joy ; But in the Nile's proud fight he died,...  The Daily Remembrancer on Peace and War - Page 70by John Hemmenway - 1875 - 215 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 826 pages
...orphan's talc , Ah ! fure my looks mult pity wake, 'Tis want that makes my cheeju fe pale] Yet, I was one* a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope and joy ; But in the Nile's proud fight he died, And 1 am now an orphan boy ! Poor foolilh child ! how pleas'd was 1, When news of Netfon's victory CJine,... | |
 | 1802 - 764 pages
...view, THF. ORPHAN BOY S TALE. " Slay, lady, stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a helpless orphan's talc ! Ah ! sure my looks must pity wake, — 'Tis want that makes my cheeks so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, Ai'il my brave lather's hope and joy j Hut in the... | |
 | Amelia Opie - 1804 - 206 pages
...affright,.... Let ME the mountain torrent quaff, And midst the war of nature.. ..laugh ! THE ORPHAN BOY'S TALE. STAY, lady, stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a helpless...orphan's tale ! Ah ! sure my looks must pity wake,.... 'T is want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope... | |
 | William Burdon - 1805 - 108 pages
...a helplefs orphan's tale ! Ah ! fure my looks muft pity wake, — 'Tis want that makes my cheek fo pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave...and joy ; But in the Nile's proud fight he died, And 1 am now an orphan boy* Poor fooliih child ! how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelfon's victory came,... | |
 | Chaplet - 1805 - 238 pages
...winding sheet. And every sod beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. THE ORPHAN BOY'S TALE. . Stay, lady, stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a helpless...tale ! Ah ! sure my looks must pity wake/ — 'Tis wapt that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope and joy;... | |
 | Amelia Opie - 1806 - 208 pages
...affright,.... Let ME the mountain torrent quaff, And midst the war of nature.. ..laugh ! THE ORPHAN BOY'S TALE. STAY, lady, stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a helpless...orphan's tale ! Ah ! sure my looks must pity wake,.... 'T is want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope... | |
 | Amelia Opie - 1808 - 206 pages
...affright,.... Let ME the mountain torrent quaff, And midst the war of nature....laugh! THE ORPHAN BOY'S TALE. STAY, lady, stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a helpless...orphan's tale ! Ah ! sure my looks must pity wake,.... "T is want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...distracted my thoughts too much the fiist time. Fell asleep, and dreamed of John Grey. » THE ORPHAN BOY. STAY, lady — stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a...died — And I am now an orphan boy ! Poor foolish chiid, how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly —... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...distracted my thoughts too much the first time. Fell asleep, and dreamed of John Grey. • THE ORPHAN BOY. STAY, lady — stay, for mercy's sake, And hear a...my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, An«f my brave father's hope and joy: But in the Nile's proud fight he died — And I am now an orphan... | |
 | 1814 - 258 pages
...wake, "Tis want thai makes my cheek so pale Yet 1 was ODCC a mother's pride, And my brave falher's hope and joy, But in the Nile's proud fight he died,...And I am now an Orphan boy. Poor foolish Child, how pleas'd was I When news of Nelson's vict'ry came, Along t!ic crowded streets to fly, And scv the lighted... | |
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