 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 981894Full view - About this book
 | 1847 - 646 pages
...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...burning brow, " Go ! but the circle of eternal change, That is the lift! of nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty range, Thee... | |
 | Timothy Flint - Mississippi River Valley - 1830 - 696 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...burning brow. 'Go — but the circle of eternal change That is the life of nature, shall restore With sounds and scents from all thy mighty range, Thee to... | |
 | Books - 1832 - 650 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... | |
 | 1832 - 868 pages
...deep •. And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, A nd softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful...but the circle of eternal change Which is the life -(nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty ranie Thee to thy birth-place of... | |
 | A. B. Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 496 pages
...his burning b'row. And softly part his curtains to allow Go—but the circle of eternal change, That is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty range, Thee to thy birth place of the deep once more; Sweet odors in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Theology - 1833 - 894 pages
...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." Such passages need no comment. The " Forest Hymn " is conceived in a peculiarly grave tone. As we read... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - Readers - 1833 - 288 pages
...man's bed, Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, His temples, while his breathing grows more deep; And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. Which is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty range Go—but... | |
 | 1837 - 832 pages
...darkling waters past, And 'twixt the u'ershadowing branches and the grass. The conclusion is admirable — Go — but the circle of eternal change, Which is...birth-place of the deep once more; Sweet odors in the sea air, swert and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore, Jlnd, listening to thy murmur,... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...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...burning brow. Go — but the circle of eternal change, That is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty range, Thee to... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 404 pages
...stand about the siek man's bed, Shall joy to listen to thy distant sweep, And softly part his eurtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. Go— but the eirele of eternal ehange, That is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds and seents from all... | |
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