 | Sir Edwin Arnold - English poetry - 1880 - 276 pages
...gloom. But he — who loved her too well to dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, — •t He lit his lamp, and took the key, And turn'd it !...quiet cheek ; He and she ; yet she would not smile, He and she ; and she did not move To any one passionate whisper of love ! Then he said, " Cold lips... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...well to dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, He lit his lamp and took the key And turned by prayer Than this world dreams of. Wherefore, let thy voice Rise like a fountain kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek. He and she ; yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | American poetry - 1881 - 200 pages
...dread The stately, the lovely, and the beautiful dead — He lit his lamp, and took the key And turned it. Alone again he and she, He and she ; but she would not speak, Though he kissed in the old place the quiet cheek. He and she ; yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | Gus Williams - 1881 - 556 pages
...well to dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, He lit his lamp and took the key And tinned it — alone again — he and she. He and she : but she Would not speak, Tho' he kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek. He and she : yet she would not smile, Tho' he called... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1882 - 984 pages
...dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, — He lit his lamp, aud look the key, And turn'il it! — Alone again — he and she! He and she; but...cheek; He and she: yet she would not smile, Though he eall'd her the name that Was fondest erewhile. Fie and she: and she did not move To any one passionate... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - Buddhism - 1882 - 528 pages
...to dread * The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, He lit his lamp and took the key And turned it — alone again — he and she. He and she ; but she would not speak, Though he kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek. He and she ; yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | Thomas Earnshaw Bradley - 1883 - 842 pages
...well to dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, He lit his lamp and took the key And turned it — alone again — he and she, He and she ; but she would not speak, Though he kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek. He and she ; yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - History - 1883 - 382 pages
...they say it does, past things clear? He lit his lamp and took the key And turned it, -aloneagain—he and she. He and she; but she would not speak. Though he kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek. " And was it the innermost heart of the To find out so,... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - Death - 1885 - 424 pages
...dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful Dead, — He lit his lamp, and took the key, And turned it ! — Alone again — he and she ! He and she ;...; He and she ; yet she would not smile, Though he called her the name that was fondest erewhile; Then he said, " Cold lips ! and breast without breath... | |
 | Jeannette Leonard Gilder - American poetry - 1886 - 752 pages
...well to dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead. He lit his lamp, and took the key And turned it — alone again — he and she. He and she ; but she would not speak, Though he kissed, in the old place, the quiet cheek. He and she; yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
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God understands! " And then there was Silence; — and nothing there But the Silence— and scents of eglantere, And jasmine, and roses, and rosemary; For they said, "As a lady should lie, lies she! " And they held their breath as they left the room,... 
