 WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very...  Bentley's Miscellany - Seite 5231858Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1831 - 702 Seiten
...seemed to speak — So slowly moved about ! As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out ! Our very hopes belied our fears Our fears our hopes...her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ! For when the morn came dim and sad — And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed —... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 Seiten
...seemed to -speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes...dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For ulini the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed—she had... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belled our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought...dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came, dim and sad. And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 476 Seiten
...seemed to speak — So slowly moved about ! As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out ! Our very hopes belied our fears Our fears our hopes...her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ! For when the morn came dim and sad — And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed—... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1835 - 328 Seiten
...lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our'hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she... | |
 | Samuel Spring, Gardiner Spring - 1836 - 228 Seiten
...night, Her breathing soft and low, As o'er her heart the waves of life Came heaving to and fro. * ***** Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes...dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. BORNE down by grief and self-reproach, Giafar returned to his home. Life seemed a burden too heavy... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 Seiten
...fro. So silently we seemed to speak — So slowly moved about — As we had lent her half our life, Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears, our hopes...her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died And when the morn rose dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eye-lids closed — she... | |
 | 1842 - 712 Seiten
...breathing soft and low, As o'er her heart the waves of life Came heaving to and fro. " And still our hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied...her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died !" A few words will conclude all that remains to be told. Edward never came again into contact with... | |
 | 1846 - 608 Seiten
...we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes...dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came dim and sad. And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she... | |
 | 1871 - 878 Seiten
...seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out " Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes...dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. " For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, Her quiet eyelids closed — she... | |
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