 And twinkle in the smoky light the waters of the rill, The south wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more. And then I think of one who in her youthful beauty died, The fair...  The Talisman for ... - Seite 195herausgegeben von - 1827Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844
...youthful beauty died, The fair, meek blossom, that grew up and faded by my side ? In the cold, molst earth we laid her, when the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief l Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | 1844 - 120 Seiten
...died, The fair, meek blossom that grew up And faded by my side ; In the cold, moist earth we laidfcher, When the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely Should have a life so brief: Yet not unmeet it was that one, Like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers
...though all the trees are still, And twinkle in the smoky light the waters of the rill, The south-wind searches for the flowers whose fragrance late he bore,...leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief; Yet not unmeet it was that one like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1846 - 405 Seiten
...in the wood, And the yellow sun-flower by the brook in autumn beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear, cold heaven, as falls the plague on men,...leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1846
...the wood, And the yellow sunflower by the ' brook, in autumn beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear, cold heaven, as falls the plague on men,...leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief ; Yet not unmeet it was that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle, aind so... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1847 - 376 Seiten
...in the wood, And theyellow sun-flower bythe brook in autumn beauty stood, Till fell the frost from the clear cold heaven, as falls the plague on men,...leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief: Yet not unmeet it was that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | Bennett George Johns - 1847 - 186 Seiten
...And the brightness of their smile was gone from upland glade and glen. THE DKATH OF THE FLOWERS. 51 And now when comes the calm mild day, as still such...leaf. And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief ; Yet not unmeet it was that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | 1847 - 405 Seiten
...smile was gone from upland, glade and glen. And now, when comes the calm, mild day, as still such days When the sound of dropping nuts is heard, though all...leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | Bennett George Johns - 1847 - 186 Seiten
...whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no more. And then 1 think of one who in her youthful beauty died, The...leaf. And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief ; Yet not unmeet it was that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1847 - 272 Seiten
...before her. It was Autumn when she died — " In the cold moist earth we laid her When the forests cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely Should have a life so brief. Yet not unmeet it was that one Like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
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