 Of her bright face one glance will trace A picture on the brain, And of her voice in echoing hearts A sound must long remain; But memory, such as mine of her, So very much endears, When death is nigh my latest sigh Will not be life's, but hers.  Single Famous Poems - Page 138edited by - 1877 - 285 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1825 - 504 pages
...her so very much endears, When death is nigh, my latest sigh will not be life's but hers. I filled this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon — Her health ! and would on earth there stood some more of such a frame, That life might be all poetry,... | |
 | 1826 - 506 pages
...her so very much endears, When death is nigh my latest sigh will not be life's but hers. " I filled this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon; Her health ! and would on earth there stood some more of such a frame, That life might be all poetry,... | |
 | 1826 - 622 pages
...her so very much endears, When death is nigh, my latest sigh will not be life's but hers. I filled this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon — Her health ! and would on earth there stood some more of such a frame, That life might be all poetry,... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...mine of her so very much endears, When death is nigh, my latest sigh will not be life's, but hers. I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon — Her health ! and would on earth there stood some more of such a frame, That life might be all poetry,... | |
 | Lyre - 1830 - 396 pages
...mine of her so very much endears, When death is nigh, my latest sigh will not be life's, but hers. I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon — Her health ! and would on earth there stood some more of such a frame, Tli. 11 life might be all... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1832 - 244 pages
...Cnstata. en Of various colors. MY COMPLIMENTS. The various Iris Juno sends with haste. Ovid. SENTIMENT. To whom the better elements and kindly stars have given A form so fair, that like the air 'tis less of earth than heaven. Affections are as thoughts to her, the measure of her hours, Her feelings... | |
 | 1836 - 268 pages
...mine of her so very much endears, When death is nigh, my latest sigh will not be life's, but hers. I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone, A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon — Her health ! and would on earth there stood some more of such a frame, That life might be all poetry,... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1836 - 434 pages
...alone, A woman of her gentler sex, The seeming paragon : To whom the better elements And kindly stores have given A form so fair that, like the air, *T is less of earth than heaven. Affections are as nought to her, The measure of her hours ; Her feelings have the fragrancy, The freshness... | |
 | Elizabeth Washington Wirt - 1837 - 264 pages
...made up of loveliness — TEBESTtNG. A woiimn of her gentle sex, the seeming paragon ; To whom the elements, and kindly stars have given A form so fair, that like the air, 'tis less of earth than heaven EC Pinckney. Hers ls the enchantment which the heart confers ; A mouth... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1838 - 282 pages
...Europe, and Xorth MY COMPLIMESTS. The various Iris Juno sends with baste. SENTIMENT. I send this flower to one made up Of loveliness alone; A woman of her...that, like the air, 'T is less of earth than heaven. Affections are as thoughts to her, The measure of her hours ; Her feelings have the fragrancy, The... | |
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