Then, kneeling by its parents' hearth, Play-tired, at set of sun, What is the prayer he murmurs forth ? — "Father! — thy will be done." When the bright summer sky of time, Cloudless, is o'er him spread ; When love's bright wreath is in its prime,... Ada, and other poems - Page 276by Mary Ann Gray - 1828Full view - About this book
| Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy - 1832 - 508 pages
...he murmurs forth ? — "Father, tby will be done !" Whi.n the bright summer sky of time, clondless, is o'er him spread, When love's bright wreath is in its prime, with not one blossom dead — While o'er his hopes and prospects fair no mist of wo hath gone, Still he repeats the first-tanght... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 526 pages
...thornless flowers ; When pass away his smiles and tears Like April suns and showers : Then, kneeling by its parents' hearth, Play-tired, at set of sun, What is...fair, No mist of woe hath gone ; Still, he repeats the first taught prayer — "Father, thy will be done!" But when his sun no longer beams, And love's sweet... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 520 pages
...thornless flowers ; When pass away his smiles and tears Like April suns and showers : Then, kneeling by its parents' hearth, Play-tired, at set of sun, What is...Whilst o'er his hopes, and prospects fair, No mist of woo hath gone ; Still, he repeats the first taught prayer — But when his sun no longer beams, And... | |
| Benjamin Richings - 1854 - 326 pages
...of strife Is still, "Thy will he done I" When in his happy infant years He treads 'midst thornless flowers ; "When pass away his smiles and tears Like...fair, No mist of woe hath gone ; Still, he repeats his first taught prayer— "Father, thy will be done." But irhen his sun no longer beams, And love's... | |
| Benjamin Richings - 1855 - 338 pages
...Then, kneeling by his parents' hearth, Play-tired, at set of sun, What is the prayer his heart pours forth? —"Father, thy will be done." When the bright...fair, No mist of woe hath gone ; Still, he repeats his first- taught prayer — " Father, thy will be done." But when his sun no longer beams And love's... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1865 - 516 pages
...parents' hearth, Play-tired, at set of sun, What is the prayer he murmurs forth ? — "Father!—thy will be done." When the bright summer sky of time,...fair, No mist of woe hath gone; Still, he repeats the first taught prayer— But when his sun no longer beams, And love's sweet flowers decay; When all hope's... | |
| 1867 - 726 pages
...Then, kneeling by his parents' hearth, Play-tired at set of sun ; What is the prayer his heart pours forth ? " Father, Thy will be done." When the bright...prospects fair No mist of woe hath gone ; Still he repeats his first-taught prayer — " Father, Thy will be done." But when his sun no longer beams, And love's... | |
| Charles Rogers - 1867 - 754 pages
...Then, kneeling by his parents' hearth, Play-tired at set of sun ; What is the prayer his heart pours forth ? " Father, Thy will be done." When the bright...prospects fair No mist of woe hath gone ; Still he repoats his first-taught prayer — " Father, Thy will be done." But when his sun no longer beams,... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...Deserted Vil!sst. Thus wisely she makes up her time, Misspent when youth was in its prime. GRAJTVILLE. When the bright summer sky of time Cloudless is o'er...prospects fair No mist of woe hath gone, Still he repeats his first taught-prayer, — "Father, thy will be done." MARY ANNE GRAY : Thy Will Be Dem. Fair laughs... | |
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