 His voice — his face — is gone ; " To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ; Ah, I could not endure To whisper of such woe, Unless I felt this sleep ensure That it will not be so.  The Quarterly Review - Page 3271818Full view - About this book
 | Leigh Hunt - English poetry - 1832 - 448 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, — The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...light, where'er I go, My bird, when prison-bound, My hand in hand companion, — no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say " He has departed"— " His... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - English literature - 1835 - 470 pages
...hrother, Thy sister, father too ; Mv light, where'er I «o, My bird, when prison bound, My hand in hand companion,— no, My prayers shall hold thee round....has departed"— " His voice"—" his face"— "is gonv i" To feel impat,ent-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ; Ah, I could not ' mint-- To whisper of... | |
 | Great Britain - 1853 - 572 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, — The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...light where'er I go, My bird, when prison-bound, My band-in-hand companion — no, My prayers shall bold thee round. To say, " He has departed" — " His... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, — The tears are in their bed. Ah ! firstborn of thy mother, When life and hope were new ; Kind...father, too : My light where'er I go, My bird when prison bound, — My hand in hand companion, — no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say, " He... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...fingers press, And pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, — HUNT. 159 Ah ! firstborn of thy mother, When life and hope were new ; Kind...Thy sister, father, too : My light where'er I go. My hird when prison bound, — My hand in hand companion, — no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To... | |
 | Caroline Leigh Gascoigne - 1839 - 920 pages
...another moment, he was gone. CHAPTER III. Ah ! first born of thy mother, When life and hope were ne», Kind playmate of thy brother, Thy sister, father, too ! My light, where'er I go, My bird, when prison bound, My hand-in-hand companion — I hare laid down my darling Deep in the damp cold earth... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...And pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...departed," " His voice — his face — is gone ;" To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on ; Ah ! I could not endure To whisper of such wo, Unless... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1841 - 810 pages
...And pat my stooping head, I cannot l>ear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah ! first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say, ' He is departed, — His voice, his face, is gone,' To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must bear on... | |
 | Childhood - 1841 - 384 pages
...And pat my stooping head, I cannot hear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah, first-born of thy mother, When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...companion, no, My prayers shall hold thee round. To say, " lie has departed,— His voice—his face, is gone," To feel impatient-hearted, Yet feel we must... | |
 | 1842 - 740 pages
...And pat my stooping head, I cannot bear the gentleness, The tears are in their bed. Ah ! firstborn of thy mother, When life and hope were new, Kind playmate...father, too. My light where'er I go, My bird, when prison bound, My hand-in-hand companion, — no My prayers shall hold thee round. To say, ' He has... | |
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