 | Rose Burrowes - 1874 - 278 Seiten
...'Well, I'm going to tell you,' replied the boy, impatiently, — ' Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed that I lay on, Four corners to my bed, Four angels guard my head ; One to watch, and one to pray, Two to bear my soul away. ' Alice looked serious on... | |
 | smith elder - 1877 - 802 Seiten
...the foot — in the midst was Jesus Christ. This brings to mind the beautiful English quatrain — Four corners to my bed. Four angels round my head, One to watch, two to pray, One to bear my soul away. But we have here a deeper vein of sentiment. The Greek-speaking... | |
 | 1878 - 252 Seiten
...gamberally, Higgledy, piggledy, niggledy, niggledy, Gallop a dreary dun. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John5i Guard the bed that I lay on ! Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One to watch, one to pray, And two to bear my soul away. Milkman, Milkman, where have you been ? In Buttermilk... | |
 | Folklore Society (Great Britain) - 1879 - 300 Seiten
...me couchis, que rien ne doutis." Most persons are familiar with the English version of this : — " Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head, One to watch, one to pray, And two to bear my soul away." A second variant was set on record by Aubrey, and... | |
 | Dinah Maria Craik - 1880 - 434 Seiten
...life to the two Promoters Of the Great Loch Lomand scheme." MISSED. MCNP Died September 20, 1879. " FOUR corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One to watch and one to pray, Two to bear my soul away." Four angels, sure, stand round That small spot of... | |
 | Prince - 1880 - 92 Seiten
...a lily, white as a wand ; King John has sent you letters three, And begs you'll read th.'m unti me. FOUR corners to my bed, Four Angels round my head, One to watch, Two to pray, One to bear My soul away. Merry Christmas. MERRY Christmas ! merry Christmas !... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1880 - 310 Seiten
...persuasion, had been induced to lisp out — " Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Bless the bed I sleep upon ; Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head, One to read and one to write, And two to guard my soul all night." Another agony for mammy ensued, nor could... | |
 | Dinah Maria Mulock Craik - 1881 - 536 Seiten
...life to the two Promoters Of the Great Loch Lomond scheme." MISSED. MCNP Died September 20, 1879. " Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One to watch and one to pray, Two to bear my soul away." OUR angels, sure, stand round That small spot of... | |
 | Dinah Maria Mulock Craik - 1883 - 392 Seiten
...to the two Promoters Of the Great Loch Lomond scheme." MISSED. M. 0. NP Died September 20, 1879. " Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One to watch and one to pray, Two to bear my soul away." angels, sure, stand round That small spot of moonlight... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - 1886 - 360 Seiten
...iil, lol. IIl, and Ady's 'Candlr in the Dark,' 4to. London, IC.'iO, p. 5S.J MATTHEW, Mark, Luke, mid John, Guard the bed that I lay on ! Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head ; One to watch, one to pray, And two to bear my soul away ! CCXLI. [Adv. in his 'Candle in thc Dark,' 4to, Lend.... | |
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Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, Bless the bed that I lie on. Four corners to my bed, Four angels round my head; One to watch and one to pray And two to bear my soul away. 
