Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring... The Works of Thomas Hood - Page 146by Thomas Hood - 1864Full view - About this book
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...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing, Fixed on futurity, Perishing gloomily, Spurned by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest. Cross her hands hnmbly, As if praying dumbly, Over her breast, Owning her weakness, Her evil behavior, And leaving... | |
| William Henry Milburn, Thomas Binney - Blind - 1860 - 384 pages
...Stiffen too rigidly, Decently — kindly — Smoothe and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! " Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity,...Over her breast ! " Owning her weakness, Her evil behaviour, And leaving with meekness Her sins to her Saviour ! " When tragedies more terrible than... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - Readers - 1860 - 450 pages
...if you can ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care ; Fashion'd so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when...Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, 1nto her rest. — Cross her hands humbly, As if praying dumbly, Over her breast ! Owning her weakness,... | |
| Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fix'd on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurr'd by contumely Cold inhumanity Burning insanity Into...dumbly, Over her breast ! Owning her weakness, Her evil behaviour, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! T. Hood CCXXX1I ELEGY O snatch'd away... | |
| Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1861 - 394 pages
...Dreadfully staring Thro' muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fix'd on futurity. Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest....dumbly, Over her breast ! Owning her weakness, Her evil behaviour, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! THE SONG OF THE SHIRT, WITH fingers... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth, and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly I 13 Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when...daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity, 14 Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest. —... | |
| Samuel Guy - 1864 - 328 pages
...her limbs frigidly, Stiffen too rigidly, Smooth and compose them. And her eyes close them, Staring so blindly. Dreadfully staring, Through muddy impurity,...despairing, Fixed on futurity. " Perishing gloomily, Spurr'd by contumely, Harsh inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest. Cross her hands humbly, As... | |
| Frances Martin - English poetry - 1866 - 506 pages
...Stiffen too rigidly Decently, — kindly,— Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity,...dumbly, Over her breast ! Owning her weakness, Her evil behaviour, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour. T. Hood. CLXXVIL HYMN BEFORE SUN-R!SE,... | |
| John William Stanhope Hows - English poetry - 1866 - 574 pages
...Young, and so fair ! Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity,...dumbly, Over her breast ! Owning her weakness, Her evil behaviour, And leaving, with meekness, Her sins to her Saviour ! fllrs. Carolinc Norton. TWILIGHT.... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Elocution - 1866 - 618 pages
...rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! 13. Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when...daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. 14. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely,1 Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest ! Cross... | |
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