 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
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 808 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...range, Thee to thy birthplace of the deep once more ; * This stanza Is not Included In the editions of Mr. Bryant's Poems. It appeared in "The Poets of... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 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... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...more deep ; And they who stand about the sic'k 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 circle of eternnl change, Which is the life of nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from all thy mighty... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 816 pages
...more deep; Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. And softly port his curtains to allow Go—but the circle of eternal change, Which is the life of...nature, shall restore, With sounds and scents from nil thy mighty range, Thee to thy birthplace of the deep once more; * This stanza Is not Included In... | |
 | Philip Henry Cornford - Baptists - 1856 - 128 pages
...grows more deep ; And they who stand about the sick man's bed Shall joy to listen (o thy welcome sweep, And softly part his curtains to allow Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow ! " Thus have we gone at various times, and in various places, to fulfil our grand design in spreading... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1859 - 384 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...thy birthplace of the deep once more ; Sweet odors m the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore ; And, listening to... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1859 - 694 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...thy birthplace of the deep once more; Sweet odors m the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick mariner of the shore; And, listening to... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - Readers - 1860 - 450 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,...Thee to thy birth-place of the deep once more ; Sweet odours in the sea-air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the home-sick manner of the shore ; And, listening... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 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,...birthplace of the deep once more ; Sweet odors in. the sea air, sweet and strange, Shall tell the homesick mariner of the shore ; And, listening to thy murmur,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1861 - 272 pages
...more deep: Thy visit, grateful to his burning brow. And softly part his curtains to allow Go—but the circle of eternal change, Which is the life of...Thee to thy birthplace 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... | |
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