 Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency ; who that has pined on a weary bed in the neglect and loneliness of a foreign land ; but has thought on the mother " that looked on his childhood...  The Sketch-book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Page 150by Washington Irving - 1864 - 507 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Washington Irving - 1868 - 524 pages
...down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness...bed in the neglect and loneliness of a foreign land ; out has thought on the mother " that looked on his 3hildhood," that smoothed his pillow, and administered... | |
 | Louis Le Brun, Henri van Laun - 1869 - 290 pages
...down the pride of manhood, that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency, who that has pined on a weary bed6 in the neglect and loneliness of a foreign land, but has thought on7 the mother "that looked on... | |
 | Ferdinand E A. Gasc - 1869 - 382 pages
...in sickness and despondency, who that has pined on a weary bed 7 in the neglect and loneli • ness of a foreign land, but has thought on the mother " that looked on his childhood," that smoothed his pillow,3 and administered to his helplessness ? Oh ! there is an enduring tenderness in the love of... | |
 | Friedrich Wilhelm P. Oertel - 1870 - 244 pages
...down the pride of manhood, that softtns the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness...an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son, that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness,... | |
 | 1872 - 692 pages
...down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. But there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to her son ! it is neither to be chilled by selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor weakened by worthlessness,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers (Elementary) - 1873 - 614 pages
...manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has suffered, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency...smoothed his pillow, and administered to his helplessness ! danger, nor weakened by worthlessness, nor stifled by ingratitude. She mil sacrifice every comfort... | |
 | American literature - 1875 - 558 pages
...down the pride of manhood ; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has languished, even in advanced life, in sickness...an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son, that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness,... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1876 - 622 pages
...manhood; that softens the heart, and brings it back to the feelings of infancy. Who that has suffered, even in advanced life, in sickness and despondency...smoothed his pillow, and administered to his helplessness ! 17. Oh ! there is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son, that transcends all other... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1876 - 768 pages
...than in anger; nor can she tear us from her bosom* nor forget we are her child. WASHINGTON IRVING. There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son, that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness,... | |
 | Joseph Shillito - 1877 - 202 pages
...her heart is gladdened by his winsome ways, and stirred with bright hopes of his future promise. " There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart. It is neither to be chilled by selfishness,... | |
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