 twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding her arms, in long abstracted fit ; But if observer pass, will take her round, And careless seem, for she would not be found ; Then go again, and thus her hour employ, While visions...  Annual Register - Page 686edited by - 1812Full view - About this book
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...that she wrought, for that forsook her bed, Awake alike to duty and the dead ; She would have gricv'd, had friends presum'd to spare The least assistance...While visions please her, and while woes destroy. THE BOROUGH. MONODY ON NELSON, PITT, AND FOX. Walter Scott. TO mute and to material things New life... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820 - 636 pages
...have griev'd, had friends presumed to spare Tie least assistance— 'twas her proper care. Here ^tll She come and on the grave will sit, Folding her arms,...While visions please her, and while woes destroy! »HE CHAHACTEB OF A HAPPY LIFE. [ti'y Sir IFtHfy Je [Sir Henry Wotloh was born in 1568. He was educated,... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...the grave will sit, Pökling her arms , in Ion g abstracted ßt ; But if observer pass , will tale her round, And careless seem , for she would not be found; Then go again , and thus her hour employ, visions please her , and while woes destroy *J *) Ja! « gieht wahre Trauernde — ich habe ein schönes,... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1823 - 450 pages
...that forsook her bed, Awake alike to duty and the dead ; She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper...with the dead ; For sure at length thy thoughts, thy spirits pain, In this sad conflict will disturb thy brain ; All have their tasks and trials ; thine... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...arms, in long abstracted fit ; But if observer pass, will take her round, And careless seem, for.she would not be found; Then go again, and thus her hour...While visions please her, and while woes destroy. ,. ' i LESSON C1X. Diedrich Knickerbocker''! New-England Farmer. — W. IRVING. THE first thought of... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...duty and the dead ; She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance—'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave...her hour employ, While visions please her, and while woo dcttroy. THE FEMALE HUICIDB. SHE left her infant on the Sunday morn, A creature doom'd to shame!... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...that forsook her bed, Awake alike to dury, and the dead ; She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper...and while woes destroy. Forbear, sweet maid ! nor be hy fancy led, To hold mysterious converse with the dead ; For sure at length thy thoughts, thy spirit's... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...;' But if ohserver lM • , will take her roond, And -миli', , m., for «he would not he foond ; Then go again ; and thus her hour employ, While visions please her, and while woes destroy. Forhear, sweet maid ! nor he hy faney led, To hold mysterious converse with tlie dea'l ; For sure at... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1834 - 336 pages
...and the dead ; She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance — 't was her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave...with the dead ; For sure at length thy thoughts, thy spirits pain, In this sad conflict will disturb thy brain ; All have their tasks and trials ; thine... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...that forsook her bed, Awake alike to duty and the dead ; She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper...While visions please her, and while woes destroy. LESSON CIX. Diedrich Knickerbocker's New-England Farmer. — "W. IRVING. THE first thought of a Yankee... | |
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