 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...— Ah that maternal smile ! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse, that bore thee slow away, And, turning from...nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adien ! But was it such ? — it was. — Where thou art gone Adiens and farewells are a sound unknown.... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse, that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'ry window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1819 - 306 pages
...bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'iy window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu...gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May 1 but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens,... | |
 | 1834 - 614 pages
...h«ard the bells tollM on thy burial day ; 1 saw the hearse that bore tbee slow away ; And, taming from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! Thus many a sad to-morrow came and wont. Till, all my stock of infant Borrows spent, I learn M at... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...on thy burial day, f saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And turning from my nurs'ry win low, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...bliss— Ah that maternal smile! it answers— Yes. I heard the bell tnll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away. And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, HIK! wept a last adien l But was it such ? — It was.— Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells... | |
 | John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'ry window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at ray concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 314 pages
...toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse, that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'ry window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens, griev'd themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...— Ah, that maternal smile! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - English letters - 1823 - 194 pages
...often started into my eyes when I have repeated, " I beard the bell toll on thy burial-day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, aud wept a last adieu !" 57 His mother died when he was quite a little boy, only six years old, and... | |
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I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown.... 
