In the cold moist earth we laid her, 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, should perish with the flowers. Life in town and contry - Page 254by Susan Ann L. Sedgwick - 1861Full view - About this book
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - American periodicals - 1825 - 502 pages
...grew up and faded by my side ; 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...unmeet it was, that one like that young friend of ours. So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers. B. L1TERARY 1NTELL1GENCE. MR. GR1SCOH,... | |
| 1828 - 244 pages
...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 so beautiful, sUouid perish... | |
| 1829 - 436 pages
...earth we laid her, when the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a lot so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers. SAMUEL WEBBER Is a native of Cambridge,... | |
| Lucretia Maria Davidson - 1829 - 224 pages
...earth we laid her, when the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely, should have a lot so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers." Bryant. NEW YORK. G. & C. & H. CARVILL,—... | |
| George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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 young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers. HYMN TO THE NORTH STAR. THE sad and... | |
| Lyre - English poetry - 1830 - 396 pages
...moist earth we laid her, when the forwt cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a lot so brief; Yet not unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers. LINES ON A SKULL. BEHOLD this ruin... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Flower language - 1832 - 244 pages
...grew up And faded by my side : In the cold moist earth we laid her, When the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely Should have a life...unmeet it was that one, Like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, Should perish with the flowers. Bryant. INDEX OF FLOWERS. Flowers.... | |
| Southern States - 1832 - 542 pages
...that grew and faded by my side : In the cold moist earth we laid her, when the forest cast the leaf, And we wept that one so lovely should have a life...unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers." There are very many pieces in the... | |
| Theology - 1832 - 424 pages
...grew up and faded by my side : In the cold moist earth we laid her when the forest cast the leaf, And wept that one so lovely should have a life so brief;...unmeet it was, that one, like that young friend of ours, So gentle and so beautiful, should perish with the flowers.' pp. 35, 36. This could not, of course,... | |
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