A BABY was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her husband was far on the wild raging sea ; And the tempest was swelling Round the fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermot, darling, oh come back to me... The Ballads of Ireland - Page 115edited by - 1856 - 380 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1835 - 378 pages
...Garland, published in Newcastle, about ten or eleven years back.] THE ANGEL'S WHISPER. SAMUEL LOVER. I A baby was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her...swelling Round the fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, ' Derrnot, darling ! Oh, come back tome! Her beads while she number'd The baby still slumber'd, And... | |
| England - 1835 - 794 pages
...Garland, published in Neweastle, about ten or eleven years back.] THE ANGEL'S WHISPER. SAMUEL LOVER. A baby was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her...swelling Round the fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, ' Dennot, darling ! Oh, come back to me! Her beads while she number'd The baby still slumber'd, And... | |
| Samuel Lover - 1839 - 158 pages
...great beauty prevails in Ireland, that, when a child smiles in its sleep, it is " talking with angels." A BABY was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her...fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermot darling, oh comeback to me!" Her beads while she number'd, The baby still slumber' d, And smiled in her face... | |
| 1847 - 906 pages
...And who dares inhale her sigh's spicy gale, Must die by the breath of Kata Kearney ANGELS' WHISPER A BABY was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her husband was far on the raging sea, And the tempest was swelling 'Round the fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermont,... | |
| 1853 - 442 pages
...great beauty 'prevalls In Ireland, thHt , when a child smilei in iU aleep, it ia ' ulkIng with angclj ' A BABY was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her...fisherman's dwelling, And she cried 'Dermot darling, oh come back to me l ' Her beads while she number'd The baby still slumber'd, And sauied in her face... | |
| Edward Hayes (collector of ballads) - 1856 - 442 pages
...beauty prevails in Ireland, that, when a child smiles in its sleep, it is " talking with Angels."J A BABY was sleeping, its mother was weeping, For her...fisherman's dwelling — And she cried, "Dermot, darling, oh! come back to me." Her beads while she number'd, the baby still slumber'd, And smiled in her face... | |
| Samuel Lover - 1858 - 394 pages
...beauty prevails in Ireland, that, when a child smiles in its sleep, it is " talking with the angels.'' A BABY was sleeping, Its mother was weeping, For her...fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermot, darling, oh ! come back to me." Her beads while she numbered, The baby still slumbered, And smiled in her face,... | |
| Charles Mackay - 1858 - 426 pages
...deplore, Since thou art where the ills of life can never reach thec more. THE ANGELS' WHISPER. A IIA.BY was sleeping, its mother was weeping, For her husband...fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermot darling, oh ! come back to me." Her beads while she numbered, the baby still slumbered, And smiled in her face,... | |
| Samuel Lover - 1858 - 244 pages
...Ireland, that when a 'iild smiles in its sleep, it is " talking with angels." A BABY was sleeping, It's mother was weeping, For her husband was far on the...fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermot, darling, oh come buck to me!" Her beads while she numbered, The baby still slumbered And smil'd iu her face... | |
| Samuel Lover - 1858 - 254 pages
...Ireland, that when a ':hi smiles in its sleep, it is " talking with angels." A BABY was sleeping, It's mother was weeping, For her husband was far on the wild raging sea ; And the tempest was swelling Kound the fisherman's dwelling, And she cried, " Dermot, darling, oh come back to me ! Her beads while... | |
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