 To God, I wept, and said: Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou rememberest of what toys We made our joys, How weakly understood, Thy great commanded good, Then, fatherly not less Than I whom Thou hast moulded...  The Modern Review - Page 4811882Full view - About this book
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1905 - 872 pages
...of a transcendent egotist, Coventry Patmore, and the prayer he made : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou...commanded good, Then, fatherly not less Than I whom Thon hast moulded from the clay, Thoult leave Thy wrath, and say, ' I will be sorry for their childishness.'... | |
 | 1881 - 590 pages
...vexing Thee in death, And Thou retnemberest of what toys We made our joye, How weakly understood The great commanded good, Then, fatherly, not less Than I whom Thou hast moulded from the clay, f hou'lt leave Thy wrath, and say — I will be sorry for thy childishness." BESSIE BELL. DEAR mother,... | |
 | 1879 - 736 pages
...said : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death. And Thou remembcrest of what toys We made our joys, How weakly understood...and say, ' I will be sorry for their childishness." " Only we hope the number of those who can readily assign the poem to its author is after all, considerable... | |
 | 1877 - 790 pages
...comfort his sad heart. So when that night I pray'd To God, I wept and said : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And thou...and say, ' I will be sorry for their childishness.' " Ourauthor may feel aggrieved at our givfngthe privilege of quotation to a strain that seems trivial... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1878 - 462 pages
...his sad heart. So when that night I pray'd To God, I wept, and said : Ah, when at last we die with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou...and say, "I will be sorry for their childishness." COVENTRY PATMORE. xcvi. LOSS AND GAIN. YRIAD Roses, unregretted, perish in their vernal bloom, That... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1878 - 416 pages
...his sad heart. So when that night I pray'd To God, I wept, and said : Ah, when at last we die with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou...and say, " I will be sorry for their childishness." COVENTRY PATMORE.' ZOSS AND GAIN. YRIAD Roses, unregretted, perish in their vernal bloom, That the... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1879 - 264 pages
...his sad heart. So, when that night I pray'd To God, I wept, and said : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou...say, " I will be sorry for their childishness." THE VIOLETS. T WENT not to the Dean's unhid t •*• I would not have my mystery, From her so delicately... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1879 - 248 pages
...his sad heart. So, when that night I pray'd To God, I wept, and said : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing Thee in death, And Thou...less Than I whom Thou hast moulded from the clay, Thou1t leave Thy wrath, and say, " I will be sorry for their childishness." THE VIOLETS. T WENT not... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1880 - 434 pages
...his sad heart. So, when that night I pray'd To God, I wept and said : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing thee in death, And thou...and say, '"I will be sorry for their childishness." ' " "Thank you," I said, as she paused—her eyes filled with tears—" thank you : no child should... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1881 - 424 pages
...his sad heart. So, when that night I pray'd To God, I wept and said : Ah, when at last we lie with tranced breath, Not vexing thee in death, And thou...say, " • I will be sorry for their childishness." ' " "Thank you," I said, as she paused — her eyes filled with tears — " thank you : no child should... | |
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