 | Geo. C. Smithe - American literature - 1887 - 204 pages
...The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, TRIBUTE. 173 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... | |
 | Geo. C. Smithe - American literature - 1887 - 204 pages
...The sweet, the stately, the beautiful dead, TRIBUTE. 173 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 eheek. He and she; yet she would not smile. Though he called her... | |
 | Henry Fitz Randolph - Ballads, English - 1887 - 392 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 ; 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... | |
 | William Henry Goss - 1889 - 668 pages
...well to dread The sweet, the stately, the beautiful deadHe 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 the old place in the quiet cheek ; He and she, yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1890 - 460 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... | |
 | Mrs. Grace Townsend - English poetry - 1890 - 640 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 ; but she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1890 - 482 pages
...the stately, the beautiful dead, 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. He and she ; yet she would not smile, Though he called her... | |
 | Charles Wells Moulton - American poetry - 1891 - 540 pages
...tell; About her brows, and her dear, pale face They tied her veil and her marriage-lace; And drew on her white feet her white silk shoes; — Which were...she would not smile, Though he call'd her the name that was fondest erewhile. He and she; and she did not move To any one passionate whisper of love!... | |
 | Poetry - 1891 - 540 pages
...tell; About her brows, and her dear, pale face They tied her veil and her marriage-lace; I And drew on her white feet her white silk shoes;— Which were...she would not smile, Though he call'd her the name that was fondest erewhile. He and she; and she did not move To any one passionate whisper of love!... | |
 | American poetry - 1891 - 608 pages
...tell; About her brows, and her dear, pale face They tied her veil and her marriage-lace; And drew on her white feet her white silk shoes; — Which were...she would not smile, Though he call'd her the name that was fondest erewhile. He and she; and she did not move To any one passionate whisper of love!... | |
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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,... 
