 | William Russell - Elocution - 1853 - 432 pages
...their, employments, and slmll come And make their bed with lliee. As the long train Of ages glides away, the sons of men, The youth, in life's green...with age, the infant, in the smiles And beauty of its innocent age cut off, — Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side By those who, in their turn, shall... | |
 | American literature - 1853 - 442 pages
...phantom ; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and employments, and shall come, And make their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons...the full strength of years, matron, and maid, The bow'd with age, the infant in the smiles And beauty of its innocent age cut off, — Shall one by one... | |
 | Elizabeth Nicholson - Literature - 1853 - 412 pages
...phantom ; yet all these shall leave Their mirth and employments, and shall come, And make their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons...the full strength of years, matron, and maid, The bow'd with age, the infant in the smiles And beauty of its innocent age cut off, — Shall one by one... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall coint:, And make their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons...goes In the full strength of years, matron, and maid, And the sweet babe, and the gray-headed man, — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those,... | |
 | 1905 - 220 pages
...mirth and their enjoyment, and come To share thy fate. As the joyful Strains of music fill the gym, the sons of men. The youth in life's green spring,...goes In the full strength of years, matron and maid — Will trip it on the light fantastic toe. So jolly up, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable... | |
 | Jane Donahue Eberwein - Poetry - 1978 - 398 pages
...their employments, and shall come K And make their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glides away, the sons of men, The youth in life's green spring,...In the full strength of years, matron and maid, The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man — 70 Shall one by one be gathered to thy side By those,... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...yet all these shall leave Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons...In the full strength of years, matron and maid, The speechless babe, and the grey-headed man — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side By those who... | |
 | Sacvan Bercovitch, Cyrus R. K. Patell - Literary Criticism - 1997 - 846 pages
...their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glides away, the sons of men, The youth in life's fresh spring, and he who goes In the full strength of years, matron and maid, The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who... | |
 | Jay Parini - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 788 pages
...their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glides away, the sons of men, The youth in life's fresh spring, and he who goes In the full strength of years, matron and maid, The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man— Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who... | |
 | Various - Poetry - 1996 - 496 pages
...all these shall leave 65 Their mirth and their employments, and shall come And make their bed with thee. As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons...goes In the full strength of years, matron and maid, 70 The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those,... | |
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Shall one by one be gathered to thy side By those who in their turn shall follow them. 
