Over its grave i' the earth so chilly ; Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger-lily. ii The air is damp, and hush'd, and close, As a sick man's room when he taketh repose An hour before death ; My very heart faints and my whole soul grieves... Poems - Page 37by Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1854Full view - About this book
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1882 - 656 pages
...room when he taketh repose An hour before death ; uly very heart faints and my whole soul grieves It the moist rich smell of the rotting leaves, And the breath Of the fadingedges of box beneath, ind the year's last rose. Heavily hangs the broad sunllowei' Over its grave... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1883 - 740 pages
...death ; My very heart faints and my whole soul grieves [leaves, At the moist rich smell of the rotting And the breath Of the fading edges of box beneath,...chilly, Heavily hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger-hly. ADELINE. I. MYSTERY of mysteries, Faintly smiling Adeline, Scarce of earth nor all divine,... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1884 - 340 pages
...hath not blinded, Subtle-thoughted, myriad-minded. My friend, with you to live alone, Were how much better than to own A crown, a sceptre, and a throne...hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger-lily. A CHARACTER. WITH a half-glance upon the sky At night he said, ' The wanderings Of this most intricate... | |
| Alfred Tennyson (1st baron.) - 1884 - 136 pages
...air is damp, and hush'd, and close, As a sick man's room when he taketh repose An hour before death ; My very heart faints and my whole soul grieves At the moist rich smell of the rotting And the breath Of the fading edges of box beneath, And the year's last rose. Heavily hangs the broad... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1884 - 412 pages
...hear him sub and sigh In the walks ; Earthward he boweth the heavy stalks Of the mouldering flowers: Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over Its grave I' the earth so chilly; Heavily hanus the hollyhock. The air is damp, and hash'd, and close, As a sick man's room when he taketh repoe«... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1885 - 526 pages
...nir is damp, and hush'd, and close, As a sick man's room when he taketh repose An hour before death ; My very heart faints and my whole soul grieves At...hangs the hollyhock, Heavily hangs the tiger-lily A CHARACTER. WITH a half-glance upon the sky At night he said, "The wanderings Of this most intricate... | |
| Ada Hanbury - 1885 - 88 pages
...Heavily hangs the tiger-lily." Then when all our old favourites are leaving or have left us, when the "whole soul grieves At the moist rich smell of the...fading edges of box beneath And the year's last rose "— when the decay of nature oppresses one like a leaden pall, then do these golden flowers unfold... | |
| William Henry Withrow - Methodism - 1885 - 186 pages
...Edith came to the breakfast-room, she quoted forlornly Tennyson's lines: " My very heart faints and ray whole soul grieves At the moist rich smell of the rotting leaves ; Heavily hangs the broad sunflower " 0, you've missed your chance! " said Lawrence, over his coffee... | |
| Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1886 - 694 pages
...air is damp, and hush'd, and close, As a sick man's room when he taketh repose An hour before death ; My very heart faints and my whole soul grieves At the moist rich smell of the rotting And the breath Of thefading edges of box beneath, And the year's last rose. Heavily hangs the broad... | |
| 1895 - 1074 pages
...hear him sob and sigh, In the walks; Earthward he boweth the heavy stalks Of the mouldering flowera : Heavily hangs the broad sunflower Over its grave i'...hangs the hollyhock. Heavily hangs the tiger-lily. "That is very pretty poetry, gentlemen," said Morgenstern, who had come in behind us, " but is it not... | |
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