 WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very...  Littell's Living Age - Page 4021854Full view - About this book
 | 1846 - 644 pages
...DEATH-BED. WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke hex being out. Our very hopes belied our fears — Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1846 - 258 pages
...her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1846 - 300 pages
...her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | 1846 - 578 pages
...breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. ' So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. ' Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. ' For... | |
 | John Dowling - 1847 - 322 pages
...We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing, soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when... | |
 | Catherine Sinclair - 1847 - 400 pages
...breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her...eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | F- B- (hon.) - 1847 - 376 pages
...his beloved mother open her eyes; once more she gazed on him; a low moan was heard. " So silently she seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, — As we...lent her half our powers To eke her living- out." CHAPTER XXVIII. ME. BROWN did not survive his dreadful accident many hours. Naturally of a strongunbroken... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1847 - 256 pages
...her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | 1847 - 440 pages
...Death-bed." We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathtng soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly mov'd about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears,... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 pages
...DEATH-BED. WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. 116 THE WIDOW AND HER SONS. Our very hopes belied our fears — Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought... | |
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