 In vain for him the officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall...  The Seasons, and Castle of Indolence ... - Page 186by James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - 1818 - 279 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...wife prepares the fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm; in vain his little children peeping out into the mingling storm, demand their sire, with tears...inmost vitals creeping cold, lays him along the snows astiffen'd corse, stretch'd out, and bleaching in the northern blast. THE EVILS OF LIFE unfelt by the... | |
 | James Thomson - 1811 - 182 pages
...children, and his friends nnseen. In vain for him th' officions wife prepares The fire fair-bUaing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children,...their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas t Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold; N or friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve The deadly... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 358 pages
...had seen the olive branch sent in to his little ark, but no sign that the waters had subsided — " Alas ! nor wife, nor children more shall he behold, nor friends, nor sacred home !" No seraph mercy unbars his dungeon, and leads him forth to light and life, but the minister of death... | |
 | John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 368 pages
...had seen the olive branch sent in to his little ark, but no sign that the waters had .subsided—" Alas! nor wife, nor children more shall he behold, nor friends, nor sacred home!" No seraph mercy unburs his dungeon, and leads him forth to light and life, but the minister of death... | |
 | James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 pages
...wife prepares The fee fair-baziag, and the vestment warm • In vam his Jittle children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire With tears...behold, nor friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve J he deadly winter seizes, shuts up sense, Anil o'er his inmost vitals creeping cold, lays him along... | |
 | Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...tears of artless innoeenee. Alas! Nor wife, nor ehildren, more shall he behold ; N&nftiends, nor saered home. On every nerve The deadly winter seizes ; shuts up sense ; . And o'er his inmost vitals ereeping eold, . Lays him along the suow asiiffe'n'd eorse, Streteh'd out and Iilewehing in the northern... | |
 | James Thomson - 1813 - 346 pages
...Ills of Life. The fire foir-blazing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas! 315 Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold ; Nor friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve The... | |
 | Stephen Barlow - Ireland - 1814 - 556 pages
...seen the olive-branch sent into his little firk, but Oo sign that the waters had subsided. ' Ala& ! nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold; nor friends, nor sacred home!' No seraph jnercy unbars his dungeon, and leads him forth to light and life; but the minister of death... | |
 | Rodolphus Dickinson - Elocution - 1815 - 214 pages
...prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm ;., In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears...children, more shall he behold. Nor friends, nor sacred bome. On every nerve The deadly winter seizes ; shuts up sense ; And, o'er his inmost vitals creeping... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...fire fair blazing, and the vestment warm; In vain his little children, peeping out . Into the mingled storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence....shall he behold ; ' Nor friends, nor sacred home. On ev'ry nerve The deadly winter seizes; shuts up sense; And o'er his inmost vitals creeping cold, Lays... | |
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