 But the guests are all mute as their pitiful cheer, And none but the worm is a reveller here. Shall we build to affection and love ? Ah, no ! they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above ; Friends, brothers, and sisters are laid side by...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 531836Full view - About this book
 | Gem book - 1846 - 398 pages
...reveller here ! Shall we build to affection and love ? Ah, no ! they have wither'd and died, Or fled with the spirit above. Friends, brothers, and sisters,...itself could relieve ! Ah ! sweetly they slumber ; nor hope, love, nor fear ; Peace, peace is the watchword, the only one here! Unto death, to whom monarch!... | |
 | Christian lyre - 1846 - 188 pages
...reveller here. Shall we build to affection and love ? Ah ! no ; they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above, — Friends, brothers, and...not a sigh meets mine ear, Which compassion itself would relieve ; Ah ! sweetly they slumber, nor hope, love, nor fear — • Peace, peace is the watchword,... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - Life - 1847 - 400 pages
...of cloudless day, And wipe the latest tears away. CHAP. xvm. ON THE MEANS OF COMMEMORATING THE DEAD. Friends, brothers, and sisters, are laid side by side, Yet none have saluted, and none have replied. Ah ! sweetly they slumber, nor hope, love, or fear ; Peace, peace is the watchword — the only one... | |
 | Robert Turnbull - Scotland - 1847 - 396 pages
...in scenes which remind us of rest, of hope, and of Heaven. " The Dead cannot grieve, Not a sob nor a sigh meets mine ear, Which compassion itself could...relieve. Ah, sweetly they slumber, nor love, hope, or fear ; Peace ! peace is the watchword, the only one here." Let affection, then, bury her dead and... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1849 - 578 pages
...reveller hero. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah ! no : they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above. Friends, brothers, and sisters,...have replied. Unto sorrow ? The dead cannot grieve ; Nor a sob, nor a sigh meets mine ear, Which compassion itself could relieve : Ah ! sweetly they slumber,... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1850 - 340 pages
...reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah ! no ; they have wither'd and died, Or fled with the spirit above, — Friends, brothers, and...itself could relieve ; Ah ! sweetly they slumber, nor hope, love, or fear ; Peace, peace is the watchword, the only one here. Unto Death, to whom monarchs... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - English poetry - 1850 - 596 pages
...reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ? Ah, no 1 they have wither'd and died, Or fled with the spirit above ; Friends, brothers, and sisters,...meets mine ear, Which compassion itself could relieve 1 Ah ! sweetly they slumber, nor hope, love, nor fear — Peace, peace is the watchword, the ouly one... | |
 | Esq. J. B. (Barrister-at-Law.), John Bill - Paris (France) - 1850 - 586 pages
...withered and died, Or fled with the spirit ahove. Friends, hrothers, and sisters, are laid side hy side, Yet none have saluted, and none have replied. Unto Sorrow ? the dead cannot grieve, Not a soh, not a sigh meets mine ear, Which compassion itself could relieve; Ah! sweetly they slumher, nor... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1851 - 588 pages
...no : they have withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above. Friends, brothers, and »¡«ere, are laid side by side, Yet none have saluted, and none have replied. Unto Sorrow 1 The dead cannot grieve ; Nor a sob. nor a sigh meets mine car, Which compntwion itself could relieve... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...reveller here. Shall we build to Affection and Love ! Ah no ! they hare withered and died, Or fled with the spirit above. Friends, brothers, and sisters...relieve. Ah, sweetly they slumber, nor love, hope, or fear ; Peace ! peace is the watchword, the only one here. Unto Death, to whom monarchs must bow... | |
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