 One stern tyrannic thought that made All other thoughts its slave; Stronger and stronger every pulse Did that temptation crave, — Still urging me to go and see The dead man in his grave...  The Works of Thomas Hood - Page 109by Thomas Hood - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Hood - 1881 - 330 pages
...For Sin had rendered unto her The keys of Hell to keep ! 'All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, With one besetting horrid hint, That racked...Still urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his gravel ' Heavily I rose up, as soon As light was in the sky, And sought the black accursed pool With... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...Hell to keep ! " All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, With one besetting, horrid hint, e thinks to frame ; Or for the laurel he may gain...mind, and manners, brightly shines In his well-turn ! " Heavily I rose up, as soon As light was in the sky, And sought the black accursed pool With a wild... | |
 | David Munro - 1881 - 160 pages
...chime, With one besetting horrid hint, That rack'd me all the time; A mighty yearning, like the first " One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts...urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his grave! " Heavily I rose up, as soon With a wild misgiving eye; And I saw the Dead in the river bed, As light... | |
 | James Booth (head master of the Caledonian schools, Liverpool) - 1881 - 232 pages
...: Like a devil of the pit I seem'd 'Mid holy cherubim. ' All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, With one besetting horrid hint, That racked...yearning like the first Fierce impulse unto crime ! ' Heavily I rose up, as soon As light was in the sky, And sought the black accursed pool With a wild... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry, English - 1882 - 376 pages
...' All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, With one besetting horrid hint, That rack'd me all the time— A mighty yearning, like the first...urging me to go and see The dead man in his grave ! ' Heavily I rose up — as soon As Jight was in the sky — And sought the black accursed pool With... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1882 - 418 pages
..." All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, 'With one besetting horrid hint, That rack'd me all the time ; A mighty yearning, like the first...and stronger every pulse Did that temptation crave, — ?till urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his grave J " Heavily I rose up, as soon As light... | |
 | Robert McLean Cumnock - Readers - 1882 - 420 pages
...For Sin had rendered unto her The keys of Hell to keep! "All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, With one besetting, horrid hint, That racked...me all the time; A mighty yearning, like the first " One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave; Stronger and stronger every pulse... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...For Sin had render'd unto her The keys of hell to keep ! " All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime ; With one besetting horrid hint, That racked me all the time, — A mighty yielding, like the first Fierce impulse unto crime ! t-ï (i LEA N' I КСЯ FROM POPt'LAR AUTHORS.... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1882 - 476 pages
..." All night I lay in agony, From weary chime to chime, With one besetting horrid hint, That rack'd me all the time ; A mighty yearning, like the first Fierce impulse unto erime ! '' One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave ; Stronger and stronger... | |
 | George Walter Baynham - 1883 - 416 pages
...: like a devil of the pit I seemed, 'mid holy cherubim ! All night I lay in agony, from weary chime to chime, with one besetting horrid hint that racked...urging me to go and see the dead man in his grave ! Heavily I rose up as soon as light was in the sky, and sought the black accurstd pool with a wild... | |
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