 The faint old man shall lean his silver head To feel thee ; thou shalt kiss the child asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep ; And they who stand about the sick man's bed, Shall joy to listen...  Annual Report - Page 941894Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...grows more deep; And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. Go — but the cirele of eternal change, Which is the life of nature, shall restore. With sounds and scents from all... | |
 | Life-lights - 1864 - 348 pages
...grows more deep : And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful...Thee to thy birth-place of the deep once more ; Sweet odours in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore ; And, listening... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Outdoor life - 1865 - 116 pages
...asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep ; And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful...birth-place of the deep once more. Sweet odors in the sea air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shone ; And, listening to thy murmur,... | |
 | Richard Henry Stoddard - Outdoor life - 1865 - 120 pages
...asleep, And dry the moistened curls that overspread His temples, while his breathing grows more deep; And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. Go—but the circle of eternal change, Which is the life of Nature, shall restore, With sounds and... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1866 - 1010 pages
...And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly port his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. Go — but the circle of etermil change, Which is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - English poetry - 1867 - 332 pages
...grows more deep : And they who stand about the rich man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful...Thee to thy birth-place of the deep once more ; Sweet odours in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore ; And, listening... | |
 | Mary Anne Marzials - English poetry - 1867 - 332 pages
...grows more deep ; And they who stand about the rich man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful...Thee to thy birth-place of the deep once more ; Sweet odours in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore ; And, listening... | |
 | English poetry - 1869 - 182 pages
...grows more deep; And they who stand about the sick man's bed. Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful...Thee to thy birthplace of the deep once more ; Sweet odours in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the homesick mariner of the shore; And, listening... | |
 | Class-book - Literature - 1869 - 344 pages
...grows more deep ; And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his curtains, to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. 5. Go — but the circle of eternal change, Which is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...grows more deep ; And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, * sea air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the homesick mariner of the shore ; And, listening to thy murmur,... | |
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