 | John Dennis - Poets, English - 1883 - 430 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain That has been and may be again ? " Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending. I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending ; — I listened till I had my fill, And when I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after... | |
 | English lyrics - English poetry - 1883 - 340 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again ! Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending, I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending ; — I listened, motionless and still ; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long... | |
 | Otis Henry Tiffany - Anthologies - 1883 - 954 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again ! Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang. As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending; I listened till I had my fill ; And as I mounted up the hill The music in my heart I bore Long after... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 328 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again ! Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending ;— I listened till I had my fill, And when I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1883 - 734 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again ? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending ; — • I listened, motionless and still ; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long... | |
 | Lynn A. Higgins, Brenda R. Silver - Family & Relationships - 1991 - 352 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending: I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending, — I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after... | |
 | Don H. Bialostosky - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 336 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain. That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work. And o'er the sickle bending ; I listened, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after... | |
 | H. G. Widdowson - Foreign Language Study - 1992 - 248 pages
...been, and may be again? 25 Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; 1 saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending; — I listened, motionless and still; 30 And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long... | |
 | American poetry - 1993 - 412 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending; @ I listen'd, motionless and still; And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long after it was... | |
 | William Wordsworth - Fiction - 1994 - 628 pages
...sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, and may be again? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her work, And o'er the sickle bending; I listened, motionless and still; 30 And, as I mounted up the hill, The music in my heart I bore, Long... | |
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... tell me what she sings ?Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago : Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss or pain, That has been, and may be again ? Whate'er... 
