The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary, But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory. The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting was nearest. Littell's Living Age - Page 2111860Full view - About this book
| Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...rain-drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! * Funeral Song. See Note. The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory ; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...re-appearing, From the rain-drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! XVI. The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 282 pages
...rain-drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! • Funeral-Song. See Note. The hand of the reaper • Takes the ears that are...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting... | |
| English essays - 1823 - 536 pages
...re-appearing, From the rain-drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory ; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pages
...re-appearing, From the rain-drops shall borrow,, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary, But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood and glory ; The autumn winds rushing, Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing,... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...re-appearing, From the rain-drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory ; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are searest, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting... | |
| Alexander Laing - 1828 - 492 pages
...font re-appearing, From the rain drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow. The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...the voice of the weeper • Wails manhood in glory. The autumn wind rushing Waft the leaves that arc scarcst ; But our flower was in flushing . When blighting... | |
| Mrs. Monkland - 1828 - 310 pages
...as a friend, that the time must come, when they will be obliged to hear it as an enemy. CHAPTER XII. The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory. SIR WALTER SCOTT. AT the usual hour, unfit as he was for such exertion, Marriot went out to his court,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...re-appearing, From the rain-drops shall borrow, But to us comes no cheering, To Duncan no morrow ! The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary,...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory; The autumn winds rushing Waft the leaves that are scares!, But our flower was in flushing, When blighting... | |
| Charles Granville Gepp - English poetry - 1830 - 194 pages
...sorrow, and to thee, Duncan, no morrow (crastina dies). — See Aids vI. EXERCISE CVI. (same continued). The hand of the reaper Takes the ears that are hoary...But the voice of the weeper Wails manhood in glory. The Autumn winds rushing 5 Waft the leaves that are searest ; But our flow'r was in flushing, When... | |
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