 WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very...  The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe - Sida 45efter Edgar Allan Poe - 1902Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1831 - 702 sidor
...colder than when I saw them at the cottage. THE DEATH-BED. BY T. HOOD. WE watch'd her breathing thro' the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast...about ! As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out ! Our very hopes belied our fears Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 sidor
...the light breeze, And the firm foliage of the larger trees. LESSON LI. Close of Life.—ANONYMOUS. WE watched her breathing through the night Her breathing...about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 sidor
...But now 't is little Joy To know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. THE DEATH- BED. watched her breathing through the night Her breathing...about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belled our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when... | |
 | Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy - 1832 - 500 sidor
...alas ! — We watched her hreathing throngh the night, Her hreathing soft and low, And in her hreath the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved ahout ; As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes helied our fears —... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 476 sidor
...loud and vehement. THE DEATH-BED. WE watch'd her breathing through the uight, Her breathing soft :md low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro 1 So silentty we seemed to speak — So slowly moved about ! As we had lent her half our powers To... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 sidor
...with virgin pride ; And so I won my Genevieve, My bright and beauteous bride. THE DEATH-BED.— Anon. We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing...slowly moved about — As we had lent her half our life, Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears, our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she... | |
 | 1842 - 712 sidor
...can be no better described than in the following lines of which I have forgotten the author : — " We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As o'er her heart the waves of life Came heaving to and fro. " And still our hopes belied our fears, Our... | |
 | 1846 - 608 sidor
...DEATH-BED. XT THE LATE THOMAS HOOD. WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and Tow, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to...about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 sidor
...BY T. HOOD. WE watch'd her breathing thro' the night, Her breathings soft and low, As in her breath the wave of life, Kept heaving to and fro ! So silently...about ! As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out! Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fear our hopes belied— We thought her dying when... | |
 | 1854 - 696 sidor
...Deathbed— We watch'd her breathing thro' the night, Her breathing soft and low, Ai in her breast the WWM of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out Our very hopes belied our fears, Oar fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when... | |
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