 I am so weary of toil and of tears — Toil without, recompense, tears all in vain ; Take them, and give me my childhood again. I have grown weary of dust and decay — Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing for others to reap ; Rock me...  Female Poets of America - Sida 406efter Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1872 - 486 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sidor
...all in vain, — Take them, and give me my childhood again! 1 have grown weary of dust and decay, — Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away; Weary of sowing for others to reap ; — Kock me to sleep, mother, — rock me to sleep f Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, Mother,... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1861 - 788 sidor
...Take them, and give me my childhood again I I have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of Singing my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing for others to...Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue : Mother, О Mother ! my heart call« for you ! Many a summer the grass has grown green, Blossomed and fadea,... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1861 - 602 sidor
...— Take them and give me my childhood agaiu ! 1 have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of Hinging my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing for others to reap ; Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep I Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, Mother, 0 mother, my heart calls for you ! Many a summer... | |
 | 1861 - 404 sidor
...tears all in vain, Take them, and give me my childhood again ! I have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing for others to reap : Rock me to sleep, Mother—rock me to sleep! Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue: Mother, O Mother ! my heart calls... | |
 | 1861 - 144 sidor
...all in vain — Take them, and give me my childhood again ! I have grown weary of dust and decay ; Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away ; Weary of sowing for others to reap : Hock me to sleep, mother — rock me to sleep ! Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, Mother,... | |
 | William G. Stevenson - 1862 - 252 sidor
...tears all in vain, — Take them, and give me my childhood again. I have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing...mother — rock me to sleep. " Tired of the hollow, the hase, the untrue, Mother, 0 mother, my heart calls for you. Two weary summers the grass has grown green,... | |
 | 1723 - 216 sidor
...tears all in vain, Take them, and give me my childhood again ! I have grown weary of toil and decay, Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing...mother, rock me to sleep. Tired of the hollow, the base, and untrue, Mother, 0 mother, my heart calls for you ! Many a summer the grass has grown green, Blossomed... | |
 | William G. Stevenson - 1864 - 244 sidor
...tears all in vain, — Take them, and give me my childhood again. I have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of flinging my soul-wealth away, Weary of sowing for others to reap, — Bock me to sleep, mother — rock me to sleep. • " Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams, J. G. A. - 1865 - 154 sidor
...and thrilling words of the poet spoken : — " Tired of the hollow, the base, and untrue, Mother, oh, mother, my heart calls for you ! Many a summer the grass has grown green, Blossomed and iaded, our faces between, — Yet with strong yearning and passionate pain, • Long I to-night for... | |
 | Julia S. Blott - 1865 - 184 sidor
...give me my childhood again. I have grown weary of dust and decay, Weary of flinging my soul- wreath away, Weary of sowing for others to reap : Rock me to sleep, Father, rock me to sleep ! " Tired of the hollow, the base, the untrue, Father, O Father, my heart... | |
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