He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round — He spoke, and loosed our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth; Smiles broke from us and we had ease. Studies in Philosophy and Literature - Page 309by William Angus Knight - 1879 - 426 pagesFull view - About this book
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...too, upon a wintry clime Had fallen — on this iron time Of doubts, disputes, distractions, fears, He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round ; He spoke, and loosed our heart in tears ; He laid us, as we lay at birth, On the cool flowery lap of earth ; Smiles broke from... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1855 - 264 pages
...too upon a wintry clime Had fallen — on this iron time Of doubts, disputes, distractions, fears. He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round ; He spoke, and loos'd our heart in tears, i 4 He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth ; Smiles... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1855 - 270 pages
...too upon a wintry clime Had fallen — on this iron time Of doubts, disputes, distractions, fears. He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round ; He spoke, and loos'd our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth ; Smiles... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1856 - 348 pages
...too upon a wintry clime Had fallen — on this iron time Of doubts, disputes, distractions, fears. He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round: He spoke, and loos'd our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth ; Smiles... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1924 - 824 pages
...prospects, and his youth was a full century too early for any benefit from that influence which — ' laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth.' It is true, in middle life the lexicographer could write buoyantly from Fleet Street, in acceptance... | |
| Marlborough coll - 1885 - 514 pages
...dreaming spires." This love Mr. Arnold learnt from Wordsworth. Now hear him on his great master himself. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery...lap of earth, Smiles broke from us and we had ease. And again : Keep fresh the grass upon his pravo Olí Kotha, with thy living wave ! Sing him thy best,... | |
| Matthew Arnold - 1869 - 296 pages
...too upon a wintry clime Had fallen — on this iron time Of doubts, disputes, distractions, fears. He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round — He spoke, and loosed our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth; Smiles broke from us... | |
| 1872 - 292 pages
...headlong fate, be happiness. Wordsworth has gone from us — and ye, Oh, may ye feel his voice as we! He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round — He spoke and loosed our heart in tears. The hills were round us, and the breeze Went o'er the sun-lit fields again; Our foreheads... | |
| 1875 - 800 pages
...too upon a wintry clime Had fallen — on this iron time Of doubts, disputes, distractions, fears. He found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round — He spoke, and loosed our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool flowery lap of earth ; Smiles broke from... | |
| 1875 - 804 pages
...found us when the age had bound Our souls in its benumbing round — He spoke, and loosed our heart in tears. He laid us as we lay at birth On the cool llowery lap of earth ; Smiles broke from us and we had case. The hills were round us, and the breeze... | |
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