 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 ... - Page 195edited by - 1827Full view - About this book
 | Medicine - 1828 - 646 pages
...the woods and by the stream no more. And then I think of one who in her youthful beaulv died, A he fair meek blossom that grew up and faded by "my side,...wept that one so lovely should have a lot so brief; let not unmeet it was, that one, Jike that young friend of ours, 2>o gentle and so beautiful, should... | |
 | 1828 - 244 pages
...blossom that grew up, and faded by my side; — In the cold, moist earth, we laid her, when the tempest cast the leaf — And we wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief: — Yet not uumeet it was that one, like that young friend of ours, — So buoyant and... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...flowers whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood and by the stream no mora^ \ i And then I think of one who in her youthful beauty...moist earth we laid her, when the forest cast the And we wept that one so lovely should have a lot so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that... | |
 | A. B. Cleveland - American literature - 1832 - 496 pages
...wood, And the yellow sunflower by the brook in autumn beauty glow; 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,... | |
 | Theology - 1832 - 424 pages
...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,...earth we laid her when the forest cast the leaf, And wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flower language - 1832 - 244 pages
...for the flowers Whose fragrance late he bore, And sighs to find them in the wood And by the streams no more, And then I think of one who in Her youthful...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,... | |
 | Southern States - 1832 - 542 pages
...n0 more. And then I think of one who in her youthful beauty died, The fair, meek-blossom that grew and faded by my side : In the cold moist earth we...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,... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - Readers - 1833 - 180 pages
...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, LESSON XV. Hurricane... | |
 | 1833 - 508 pages
...autumnal scenery. We cannot forbear quoting the last stanza, often as it has appeared before the public. And then I think of one, who in her youthful beauty...leaf, And we wept, that one so lovely should have a life so brief; Vet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of oun, So gentle and so beautiful,... | |
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