 The rough river ran, Over the brink of it ! Picture it — think of it, Dissolute man ! Lave in it, drink of it Then, if you can ! Take her up tenderly. Lift her with care ! Fashioned so slenderly. Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs, frigidly. Stiffen...  Poems - Page 44by Thomas Hood - 1854 - 388 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 pages
...Fashioned so slenderly. Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs, frigidly. Stiffen too rigidly. Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 520 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — Jtindly,— Smooth, and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 482 pages
...Fashioned so slenderly,Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — > kindly, — Smooth, and compose them $ And her eyes, close them,, Staring so blindly I Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity,. As when with the daring; Last look of despairing. Fixed... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 pages
...Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth, and compose them ; And her eyes,...close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1864 - 490 pages
...Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth, and compose them ; And her eyes,...close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | James Madison Watson - 1864 - 434 pages
...Fashioned so slenderly — Young, and so fair. Ere her limbs, frigidly, Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Samuel Guy - 1864 - 328 pages
...vain, " sweet Nellie Grey" had gone to her long home. "Ere her limbs frigidly, Stiffen too rigidly, Smooth and compose them. And her eyes close them, Staring so blindly. Dreadfully staring, Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing, Fixed on futurity. " Perishing... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 pages
...her up tenderly — Lift her with care ! Fashioned so slenderly — Young, and so fair ! Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when, with the daring Last look of despairing, Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 pages
...Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly Decently, — kindly,— Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes,...close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1866 - 332 pages
...Fashion' d so slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently,- — kindly, — Smooth and compose them : And her eyes,...close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fix'd on futurity. Perishing... | |
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