... infant — health and joy and light Bloomed on its cheek, and sparkled in its eye ; And its fond mother stood delighted by, To see its morn of being dawn so bright. Again I saw it, when the withering blight Of pale disease had fallen, moaning lie... The Crystal Fount for 1851 - Page 27edited by - 1850 - 320 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1826 - 638 pages
...blight Of pale disease had fallen, moaning lie On that stid mother's breust — stern death was nigh, And life's young wings were fluttering for their flight....unconscious of its mother's tear, Which on its placid cheek iinloeded lay ; But on its lip the unearthly smile expressed, " Ob! happy child, untried, and early... | |
| 1823 - 592 pages
...Death was nigb, And Life's young wings were fluttering for their flighti Last, I beheld it stretch'd upon the bier, Like a fair flower untimely snatched...unheeded lay — But on its lip the unearthly smile cxpress'd, " Oh ! happy child, untried, and early bless'd i" Stydon, Suffolk. ADA RE IS : A TALE. NOTWITHSTANDING... | |
| 1823 - 592 pages
...young wings were fluttering for their flight bust, 1 beheld it Mretcb'd upon the bier, Like a lair flower untimely snatched away, Calm, and unconscious...unheeded lay — But on its lip the unearthly smile cxpress'd, "Oh ! happy child, untried, and early bless 'd !" Jbybn, Suffolk. AS ADA REIS : A TALE.... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 pages
...for their flight. Last, I beheld it strelch'd upon the bier, Like a fair flower untimely snatch 41 away, Calm, and unconscious of its mother's tear, Which on its placid cheek unheeded layBut on its lip the unearthly smile cxpress'd, "Olil happy child, untried, and early bless'd !" Re... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 pages
...blight Of pale disease had fallen, moamng lie On that sad mother's breast — stern Death was nigh, And Life's young wings were fluttering for their flight. Last, I beheld it strelch'd upon the bier, Like a fair flower untimely snatch'd away, Calm, and unconscious of its mother's... | |
| 1824 - 486 pages
...blight Of pale disease had fallen, moaning lie On that sad mother's breast — stern Death was nigh, And Life's young wings were fluttering for their flight. Last, I beheld it stretch'd upon the bier, Like a fair flower untimely snatch'd away, Calm, and unconscious of its mother's... | |
| Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...blight Of pale disease had fallen, moaning lie On that sad mother's breast — stern Death was nigh, And Life's young wings were fluttering for their flight. Last, I beheld it stretch'd upon the bier, Like a fair flower untimely snatch'd away, Calm, and unconscious of its mother's... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1827 - 152 pages
...blight Of pale disease had fallen, moaning lie On that sad mother's breast — stern Death was nigh, And Life's young wings were fluttering for their flight....unheeded lay ; But on its lip the unearthly smile express'd, ' Oh ! happy child ! untried and early blest !' THE MANIAC. SWEET summer flowers were braided... | |
| 1832 - 440 pages
...fluttering for their flightj Last I beheld it stretch'd upon the bier, Like a fair flower untimely snatch'd away, Calm, and unconscious of its mother's tear, Which on its placid cheek unheeded lay — But on rts lip the unearthly smile cxpress'd, "Oil* Uaj>py chiM j vntried, and early bless'*." 396 MIDDLETON.... | |
| 1832 - 858 pages
...blight Of pale disease had fallen, moaning lie On the sad mother's breast — stern death was nigh, And Life's young wings were fluttering for their flight) Last I beheld it stretch'd upon the bier, Like i fair flower untimely snatch'd away, Calm, and unconscious of its mother's... | |
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