 I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away. And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — it was — Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a...  The Poetical Works of John Milton ... - Page 102by John Milton - 1824 - 131 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...— Ah, that maternal smile ! — it answers — Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning...shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more ! By contemplation's help, not sought in vain, I seem to have lived my childhood o'er again ; To have... | |
 | Georges Hardinge Champion - 1849 - 548 pages
...Ah, that maternai smile! it answers — Yes. I heard thé bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw thé hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | William Henry Hudson - 1914 - 362 pages
...bliss — Ah, that maternal smile ! it answers — ' Yes.' I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning...pass my lips no more ! Thy maidens grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wished, I long believed, And,... | |
 | James Alexander Roy - Poets, English - 1914 - 196 pages
...in bliss— Ah, that maternal smile ! It answers—Yes. I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning...my lips no more ! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wished I long believed, And,... | |
 | Alastair St. Clair Mackenzie - English literature - 1914 - 514 pages
...bliss — Ah, that maternal smile ! It answers — Yes. I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And turning...art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. The Shadow of his Life. — At a boarding-school the motherless boy was nagged and beaten by an older... | |
 | Alastair St. Clair Mackenzie - English literature - 1914 - 520 pages
...the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And turning from iny nursery window, drew A long long sigh, and wept a...art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. 0 The Shadow of his Life. — At a boarding-school the motherless boy was nagged and beaten by an older... | |
 | Robert Haven Schauffler - Mother's Day - 1915 - 390 pages
...bliss — Ah ! that maternal smile ! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell tolled on the burial day ; I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away ; And, turning...word shall pass my lips no more. Thy maidens, grieved at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return; What ardently I wished I long believed, And,... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - English poetry - 1915 - 952 pages
...burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew 30 at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently I wished I long believed, And,... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 858 pages
...burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from mv nursery window, drew 30 84 Pitt introduced & bill 35 Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick return. What ardently... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 852 pages
...burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew 30 A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was...on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass ray lips no more! 35 Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise of thy quick... | |
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