 Look at her garments Clinging like cerements; Whilst the wave constantly Drips from her clothing; Take her up instantly, Loving, not loathing,— Touch her not scornfully; Think of her mournfully, Gently and humanly; ' Not of the stains of her— All...  The Works of Thomas Hood - Page 143by Thomas Hood - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Henry Lewis (M.A.) - 1866 - 96 pages
...Brightest and | best of the | sons of the | morning, Dawn on our | darkness and | lend us thine | aid." " Take her up | tenderly, | Lift her with | care ; Fashioned so | slenderly, | Young and so | fair." 4. Anapestic metre; in which every foot consists of three syllables, the last syllable in each being... | |
 | Frances Martin - English poetry - 1866 - 506 pages
...brink of it, Picture it — think of it, Dissolute Man ! Lave in it, drink of it, Then, if you can ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care ; Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly Decently, — kindly,— Smooth and compose them ; And... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1866 - 412 pages
...boldly, No matter how coldly The rough river ran — Picture it — think of it, Dissolute Man ! 13. Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care, Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! 14. Perishing gloomiry, Spuired by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest, Cross... | |
 | Nathaniel Kirk Richardson - Readers - 1866 - 204 pages
...blush there was but one." BEIDGE OF SIGSa—By Hood. ONS more Unfortunate, Weary of breath, Kashly importunate, Gone to her death! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care;— Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair! Look at her garments, Clinging like cerements; Whilst the... | |
 | Mrs. Henry Wood, Charles William Wood - Adventure stories, English - 1871 - 504 pages
...treasure, and certainly hurried a soul full of fine thoughts and aspirations unto its last account. " One more unfortunate, weary of breath, Rashly importunate, gone to her death. " But had she not felt that all hope was over in this world, Tom Hood would somehow have been compelled... | |
 | Moxon Edward and co - 200 pages
...wish you to visit my Grave. THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS. " Drown'd ! drown'd ! " — Hamlet. Br THOMAS HOOD. 'ONE more Unfortunate, Weary of breath, Rashly importunate,...her death ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care ; Fashion'd so slenderly, Young and so fair ! Look at her garments Clinging like cerements ; Whilst... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1867 - 464 pages
...plain as whisper in the ear, The place is Haunted ! .THE BRIDGE OP SIGHS. "Drown'd! drown'd!"— HAMLH ONE more unfortunate, Weary of breath, Rashly importunate,...her death ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care ; Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Whilst the wave constantly Drips from her clothing ;... | |
 | Elizabeth A. Thurston - Quotations - 1866 - 320 pages
...soliel ou d'un rayon d' amour ! Victor Hugo. THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS. "Drowned! drowned!" — HAMLET. ANE more Unfortunate, ^ Weary of breath, Rashly importunate,...death ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care; Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Look at her garments Clinging like cerements; Whilst the... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...Teach nothing but to name his tools. Iludtbrae. THE BRIDGE OF SIGHS. Drown'd ! Drown'd ! — Hamlet. more unfortunate Weary of breath, Rashly importunate,...her death ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care ; Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Look at her garments Clinging like cerements ; Whilst... | |
 | C. F. Childs - Education - 1867 - 262 pages
...literature, the curious antiquarian shall look up the history of the then still well-known lines, — " Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care, Fashioned so slenderly, Young and so fair," and find to his astonishment that their author was a noted wit in his day. " Our sweetest songs are... | |
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