 He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. " I 'm sorry that I spelt the word ; I hate to go above you, Because...  Poems of John Greenleaf Whittier - Page 316by John Greenleaf Whittier - 1878 - 413 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Education - 1869 - 376 pages
...— As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. "I'm sorry that I spelt the word ; I hate to go above you Because" — the brown eyes lower fell —... | |
 | John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton - Children's literature - 1870 - 884 pages
...— As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble...above you, Because," — the brown eyes lower fell, — Still memory to a gray-haired man That sweet child-face is showing. Dear girl ! the grasses on... | |
 | Education - 1870 - 522 pages
...soft hand's light caressing, And heard the trembling of her voice, As if a fault confessing. " I'm sorry that I spelt the word ; I hate to go above you,...see, I love you !" Still memory to a gray-haired man 1 hat sweet child-face is showing : Dear girl ! the grasses on her grave Have forty years been growing... | |
 | 1870 - 914 pages
...soft hand's light caressing, And heard the trembling of her voice, As if a fault confessing. *' I'm sorry that I spelt the word ; I hate to go above you,...eyes lower fell — " because, you see, I love you ! " Sti'l memory to a gray-haired man That swrci child-face is showing: Dertr girl ! the grasses on... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - Children - 1871 - 292 pages
...v As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble...'m sorry that I spelt the word : I hate to go above yon, Because," — the brown eyes lower fell, — " Because, you see, I love you ! " Still memory to... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 420 pages
...— As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble...Because, you see, I love you ! " Still memory to a gray -haired man That sweet child-face is showing. Dear girl ! the grasses on her prave Have forty... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1873 - 424 pages
...— As restlessly her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. "I'm sorry that I spelt the word : I hate to go above you, Because," — the brown eyes lower fell,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1873 - 248 pages
...her tiny hands The blue-checked apron fingered. 8. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hands' light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. 9. " I 'm sorry that I spelt the word : I hate to go above you, Because," — the brown eyes lower... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1874 - 500 pages
...right and left, he lingered ; — The blue-checked apron fmgered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessmg. " I 'm sorry that I spelt the word : I hate to go ahove you, Because," — the brown eyes... | |
 | American literature - 1875 - 212 pages
...lingered, As restlessly her tiny hands The blue checked apron fingered. He saw her lift her eyes ; he felt The soft hand's light caressing, And heard the tremble of her voice, As if a fault confessing. " I'm sorry that I spelt the word ; I hate to go above you, Because " — the brown eyes lower fell... | |
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