 In vain for him th' 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 Practical Teacher - Page cxcii1884Full view - About this book
 | Richard Lobb - Nature study - 1817 - 430 pages
...little childen, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home ! With respect to the philosophical account of this well-known meteor, naturalists are agreed that... | |
 | England - 1831 - 1044 pages
...storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas! Nor wife, nor children, more shall be behold ; Nor friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve The deadly Winter seizps; shuts up sense; And, o'er his inmost vitals creeping cold, Lays him along the snows, a stitfen'd... | |
 | James Thomson, Dr. Johnson - Laziness - 1818 - 316 pages
...children, peeping ont Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold...vitals creeping cold, Lays him along the snows, a stilfen'd corse ; Stretch'd out, and bleaching in the northern blast. Ah ! little think the gay licentious... | |
 | Charles Phillips - 1818 - 356 pages
...seen the olive-branch sent into his little ark, but no sign that the watei? had subsided. i »• .. " 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... | |
 | 1818 - 860 pages
...you had seen the olive branch sent into 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 the door of his dungeon and leads him forth to light and life, but the minister... | |
 | 1818 - 510 pages
...peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, "With tears of artless innocence. Alas ! 2ior wife, nor children, more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home." О shall not our gratitude be awakened for the Divine mercies, and our sympathy be excited to visit... | |
 | Charles Phillips - English orations - 1819 - 484 pages
...had seen the olive branch sent into 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... | |
 | William Henry Curran - Lawyers - 1819 - 468 pages
...eternal Providence upon his head who had graciously spared the father and restored him to his children: 'Alas! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home!' " Often did the weary dove return to the window of his little ark ; but the olive leaf was to him no... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...Providence upon his head who had graciously spared the father, and restored him to his children : ' Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home !' " ' Often did the weary dove return to the window of his little ark ; but the olive leaf was to... | |
 | 1828 - 818 pages
...visitation of Madras and Southern India. That heaviness of heart was, alas ! but too sadly prophetic ! Nor wife nor children more shall he behold, Nor friends, nor sacred home. THOMPSON. The voyage was " tedious and not over pleasant." There were on board the ship thirty miserable... | |
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