 ... the joyous hearth ; Night, for the dreams of sleep, the voice of prayer ; But all for thee, thou Mightiest of the earth. The banquet hath its hour, Its feverish hour, of mirth, and song, and wine ; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power,...  Sketches of My School-mates - Page 93by Helen P. Warner - 1856 - 114 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Francis Smith - Gift books - 1844 - 140 pages
...o'erwhelming power, A time for softer tears, but all are thine. Youth and the opening rose May look tike things too glorious for decay, And smile at thee; but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey. Leaves have their time to fall, And' flowers to wither at the north... | |
 | 1844 - 298 pages
...softer tears — but all are thine ! Youth and the opening rose May look like things too glorious fur decay, And smile at thee ! — but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey ! Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north-wind's... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1845 - 382 pages
...; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhehning power, A time for softer tears, — but all are thine. Youth and the opening rose May look like things too...those That wait the ripen'd bloom to seize their prey. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north-wind's breath, And stars to set... | |
 | William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...wine ; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power. A time for softer tears ; but all are thine ! Youth and the opening rose May look like things too...at thee ; but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey ! Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...; Then comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power, A time for softer tears ; — but all are thine. Youth and the opening rose May look like things too...decay, And smile at thee ; but thou art not of those Who wait the ripen'd bloom to seize their prey. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...wine ; There comes a day for griefs o'erwhelmingpower, A time for softer tears,— but all are thine. Youth and the opening rose May look like things too glorious for deca*. And smile at thee — but thou art not of those That wait the ripen'd bloom to seize their prey.... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...; There comes a day for grief's o'erwhelming power, A time for softer tears — hut all are thine. Youth and the opening rose May look like things too glorious for decay2 — And smile at thee — hut thou art not of those Who wait the ripened bloom to seize their... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...wine; There comes a day for griefs o'erwhelmingpower, A time for softer tears, — but all are thine. Youth and the opening rose May look like things too...those That wait the ripen'd bloom to seize their prey. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north-wind's breath, And stars to set... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1846 - 292 pages
...There comes a day for grief's o'erwelming power, A time for softer tears — but all are thine. • Youth and the opening rose May look like things too...at thee — but thou art not of those That wait the ripened bloom to seize their prey. Leaves have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north... | |
 | My youthful companions - 1846 - 170 pages
...There comes a day for griefs o'erwhelming power, tears, — but all are thine. A time for softer tea: " Youth and the opening rose May look like things too...thee, — but thou art not of those That wait the rlpen'd bloom to seize their prey. " Leave* have their time to fall, And flowers to wither at the north... | |
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