 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1106 pages
...midnight of winter thy dirge ! On a bed of green sea-flowers thy limbs shall be laid, — Around thy t. There woman's voice flows forth in song, Or childish...softly on their bowers Is laid the holy quietness thee shall roll ; Earth loses thy pattern forever and aye, — 0 sailor-boy ! sailor-boy ! peace to... | |
 | Henry Davenport Northrup - English poetry - 1888 - 790 pages
...midnight of winter thy dirge! On a bed of green sea-flowers thy limbs shall be laid,— Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow; Of thy fair...shall circle away. And still the vast waters above thee shall roll ; Frail, short-sighted mortals their doom must obey — О sailor boy ! sailor boy... | |
 | Readers - 1899 - 336 pages
...midnight of winter, thy dirge ! On a bed of green sea-flowers thy limbs shall be laid, — Around thy white bones the red coral shall grow ; Of thy fair...shall circle away, And still the vast waters above thee shall roll ; Earth loses thy pattern forever and aye, — O sailor-boy ! sailor-boy ! peace to... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1867 - 466 pages
...midnight || of winter, thy dirge. 13. On a bed of green sea-flowers, j thy limbs shall be laid Around thy white bones, || the red coral shall grow; Of thy fair...made', And every part suit || to thy mansion below. 14. Days', months', years', and ages* || shall circle away, And still the vast waters || above thee... | |
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On beds of green sea-flower thy limbs shall be laid, Around thy white bones the' red coral shall grow Of thy fair yellow locks threads of amber be made, And every part suit to thy mansion below. 
