 | C. P. Bronson - 1873 - 348 sidor
...their bloom, And th' names — he loved — to hear — have been carved — for many a year on th' tomb. My grandmamma — has said — (poor old lady...he had a Roman nose, — and his cheek — was like a rose — in th' snow. But now — his nose is thin, — and it rests — upon his chin — like a... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1873 - 730 sidor
...marbles rest On the lips that he has press'd In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have lieen carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma has said — Poor old lady ! she is dead Long agoThai he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. And now his nose is thin, And... | |
 | London Mayfair - 1874 - 468 sidor
...the town. 146 THE LAST LEAF. But now he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan, And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if...ago— That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. THE LAST LEAF. 147 But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 sidor
...God of storms, The lightning and the gale. Ibid. When the last reader reads no more. The Last Reader. The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest...hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. The Last Leaf. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat,... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1874 - 336 sidor
...and a wiser man He rose the morrow morn.6 64. The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom ; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. 65. He that is thy friend indeed, He will help thee in thy need ; If thou sorrow, he will weep, If... | |
 | 1875 - 432 sidor
...his round Through the town. But now he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan, And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if...has said — Poor old lady ! she is dead Long ago — THE LAST LEAF. That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1875 - 436 sidor
...his round Through the town. But now he walks the streets, And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan, And he shakes his feeble head. That it seems as if...hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. That he had a Roman nose, And his check was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And... | |
 | 1875 - 432 sidor
...he shakes his feeble head, That it scums as if he said, " They are gone ! " The mossy marbles rest i On the lips that he has prest In their bloom ; And...has said — Poor old lady ! she is dead Long ago — 76 That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin,... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 sidor
...God of storms, The lightning and the gale. Ibid. When the last reader reads no more. The Last Reader. The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest...hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. The Last Leaf. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat,... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1895 - 674 sidor
...primarily pathetic but humorous, yet the stanza, " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb," brings a lump into the throat and a dimming of the eyes, no matter how often one repeat the lines.... | |
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My grandmamma has said — Poor old lady, she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. 
