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| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1872 - 396 pages
...p Oh, give me that, and let me not despair, One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer." lie had his wish, had more : I will not paint The lovers'...faint — With tender fears, she took a nearer view, K H 2: E a. a Z o O 1 a X H J J Her terrors doubling as her hopes withdrew ; He tried to smile, and,... | |
| Star reciter - 1873 - 330 pages
...blow on ! (•live me one look before my life be gone ; Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, One last fond look, and now repeat the prayer." He...said, " Yes, I must die ; " and hope for ever fled. Still long she nurs'd him ; tender thoughts, meantime, Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime.... | |
| Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pages
...on ! Give me one look, before my life be gone, Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, One hist thirst, and pain, Spurns with wild hoof the thundering plain. "Tig vain ; the thirsty Still long she nursed him ; tender thoughts, meantime, Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime.... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 906 pages
...breeze, blow on, Give me one look before my life be gone, Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, y scales, Mortality ! are just To all that pass away...contempt could thus make mirth Of these, the conqueror lier hopes withdrew ; He tried to smile ; and, half succeeding, snid, " Yes ! I must die " — and... | |
| English song - 1873 - 566 pages
...gone, Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer. " i He had his wish, had more. I will not paint The lovers' meeting : she beheld him faint, — TO SEK THE FAMISHED STRANGER FED." — G. CRABB HOW VICE AND VIRTUE IN THE SOUL CONTEND! — (CRABBE)... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1873 - 552 pages
...gone, Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer." 4 He had his wish, had more. I will not paint The lovers' meeting : she beheld him faint, — TO SEE THE FAMISHED STRANGER FED." — G. CRABBE. "HOW VICE AND VIRTUE IN THE SOUL CONTEND! —... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1873 - 798 pages
...life be gone, Oh ! give me that ! and let me not despair — One Inst fond look ! — and now repeal the prayer." " He had his wish ; had more ; I will not paint The Lover's meeting : she beheld him faint — With tender fears, she took a nearer view, Her terrors doubling... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 470 pages
...his blood. Give me one look before my life be gone ! Oh, give me that ! and let me not despair — One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish, and more. I will not paint The lovers' meeting : she beheld him faint — With tender fears she took... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 pages
...breeze, blow on ! Give me one look before my life be gone ! 0, give me that, and let me not despair ! One last fond look ! — and now repeat the prayer."...succeeding, said, ''Yes ! I must die" — and hope forever fled. Still, long she nursed him ; tender thoughts meantime Were interchanged, and hopes and... | |
| Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pages
...breeze, blow on ! Give me one look before my life be gone ; Oh, give me that ! and let me not despair — h ; When all around is peace, Calmly to yield the weary breath, Fro and more. I will not paint The lovers' meeting : she beheld him faint — With tender fears she took... | |
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