Plied the swift wheel, and with her joyless mien Sat, like a fate, and watched the flying thread. She had known Sorrow, — he had walked with her, Oft supped, and broke the bitter ashen crust; And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir Of his black... Littell's Living Age - Page 3841854Full view - About this book
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| 1852 - 620 pages
...She had known sorrow. He had walked with her, Oft supped- and broke with her the ashen crust ; And, in the dead leaves, still she heard the stir Of his...her all, And twice, war bowed to her his sable plume — Re-gave the swords, to rust upon the wall. " Re-gave the swords — but not the hand that drew,... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 pages
...She had known sorrow. He had walked with her, Oft supped, and broke with her the ashen crust ; And. in the dead leaves, still she heard the stir Of his black mantle trailing in the dust. VOL, XXVIL NO. IL " While yet her cheek was bright wiih summer bloom, Her country summoned, and she... | |
| 1853 - 776 pages
...thread. She had known sorrow. He hod walked with her, Oft supped, and broke the bitter ashen crust; And, in the dead leaves, still she heard the stir Of his...the dust. While yet her cheek was bright with summer blooni Her country summoned and she gave her all, And twice, war buwed to her his sable plume — Ite-gave... | |
| Thomas Buchanan Read - 1855 - 408 pages
...Sorrow,—he had walked with her, Oft supped and broke the bitter ashen crust; And in the dead leaves stilljhe heard the stir Of his black mantle trailing in the...all; And twice War bowed to her his sable plume— Regave the swords to rust upon her wall. Regave the swords,—but not the hand that drew And struck... | |
| 1853 - 692 pages
...She had known Sorrow, — he had walked with her, Oft supped, and broke the bitter ashen crust ; And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir Of his black mantle trailing in the dust. Long, but not loud, the droning wheel went on, Like the low murmur of a hive at noon ; Long, but not... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - 1858 - 644 pages
...tread She had known sorrow. lie had walked with her, Oft supped, and broke the bitter a«hen crust, And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir Of his...her all, And twice War bowed to her his sable plume ; Re-gave the swords to rust upon her wall. He-gave the swords — but not the hand that drew, And... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 812 pages
...thread. She had known Sorrow. He had walk'd with her, Oft supp'd, and broke with her the ashen crust, And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir Of his...her cheek was bright with summer bloom, Her country summon'd, and she gave her all, And twice war bow'd to her his sable plume; He p;i vc the swords to... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1859 - 422 pages
...She had known sorrow,—he had walk'd wife her, Oft supp'd, and broke with her the ashen crust; And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir Of his black mantle trailing in the dust. 15. While yet her cheek was bright wife summer bloom, Her country summon'd, and she gave her all; And... | |
| 1861 - 144 pages
...She had known Sorrow. He had walked with her; Oft supped, and broke with her the ashen crust ; And in the dead leaves still she heard the stir Of his...sable plume ; He gave the swords to rest upon the wall Re-gave the swords — but not the hand that drew, And struck for liberty the dying blow ; Nor him... | |
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