One stern tyrannic thought, that made All other thoughts its slave; Stronger and stronger every pulse Did that temptation crave, Still urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his grave! Prose and verse - Page 26by Thomas Hood - 1849Full view - About this book
| Great Britain - 1829 - 696 pages
...victim into a pool, Aram is supposed to proceed in the following strain : — " Heavily I rose up, as soon As light was in the sky, And sought the black accursed pool With a wild misgiving-eye ; And I saw the dead in the river bed, For the faithless stream was dry ! Merrily rose... | |
| 1828 - 602 pages
...temptation crave, — Still urging me to go and see The dead man in his grave ? ' Heavily I rose up, — as soon As light was in the sky, — And sought the black...and shook The dewdrop from its wing ; But I never inark'd its morning flight, I never heard it sing: For I was stooping once again Under the horrid thing.... | |
| 1828 - 514 pages
...temptation crave. — Still urging me to go and sec The dead man iu his grave ! Heavily I rose up, — as soon As light was in the sky, — And sought the black accursed pool With a wild misgiving eye ; And I suv the dead in toe river bed, For the faithless stream was dry ! Merrily rose the lark, and shook... | |
| Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1831 - 80 pages
...temptation crave, — Still urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his grave ! " Heavily I rose up, as soon As light was in the sky, And sought the black...and shook The dew-drop from its wing ; But I never mark'd its morning flight, I never heard it sing : For I was stooping once again Under the horrid thing.... | |
| Periodicals - 1836 - 676 pages
...кее The dead man in his gravo ! ' Heavily I rose up — aeeoon Аи light was in the eky— • And sought the black, accursed pool With a wild misgiving...I saw the dead in the river bed, For the faithless ыгеат wan dry ! 'Merrily rose the lark, and shook The dew-drop from ite wing ; Bui I never mark'd... | |
| Periodicals - 1836 - 706 pages
...With a wild misgiving eye ; And 1 saw the dead in the river bed. For the faithless stream wac dry ! 4 Merrily rose the lark, and shook The dew-drop from its wing ; But I never mark'd its morning flight, I never heard it sing : For I was stooping once again Under the horrid thing.... | |
| Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...temptation crave, — Still urging me to go and see The dead man in his grave ! " Heavily I rose up, — as soon As light was in the sky, — And sought the black...and shook The dew-drop from its wing ! But I never mark'd its morning flight, I never heard it sing : For I was stooping once again Under the horrid thing.... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 608 pages
...Still urging me to go and see The Dead Man in his grave ! " ' Heavily I rose up, as soon As light wnsin the sky, And sought the black accursed pool With a...in the river bed, For the faithless stream was dry ! ",' Marrily rose the lark, and shook The dew-drop from its wing ; But I never mark'd its morning... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...temptation crave, — Still urging me to go and see The dead man in his grave ! " Heavily I rose up, — as soon As light was in the sky, — And sought the black..."Merrily rose the lark, and shook The dew-drop from ite wing : But I never mark'd its morning flight, I never heard it sing : For I was stooping once again... | |
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