 | 1821 - 420 pages
...Tow'rds absent friends, the dead, the lost, And those by fortune tempest-tost To some far distant home ? Though many an hour of love and mirth May cheer Man's spirit here on earth, And friends may meet in moments gay, And the dancing heart keep holiday ; Yet oh ! far oftener... | |
 | 1824 - 340 pages
...Tow'rds absent friends, the dead, the lost, And those by fortune tempest-toss'd To some far-distant home? Though many an hour of love and mirth May cheer man's spirit here on earth, And friends may meet in moments gay, And the dancing heart keep holiday ; Yet oh ! far oftener... | |
 | John Moultrie - English poetry - 1852 - 434 pages
...absent friends, the dead, the lost, And those by fortune tempest-toss'd To some far-distant home P Though many an hour of love and mirth May cheer man's spirit here on earth, c And friends may meet in moments gay, And the dancing heart keep holiday ; Yet oh ! far oftener... | |
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To some far-distant home? Though many an hour of love and mirth May cheer man's spirit here on earth, And friends may meet in moments gay, And the dancing heart keep holiday ; Yet oh ! far oftener must it bear Its solitary load of care, Aching in anguish... 