 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
 | Henry Reed - 1855 - 428 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...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 when... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - 1855 - 586 pages
...breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. " So silently we seemM to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her...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... | |
 | Alice Gray (fict. name.) - 1855 - 204 pages
...breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wane of life Kept heaving to and fro. " So silently we seem'd to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her...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 Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1855 - 590 pages
...breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silnntly 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... | |
 | M. J. P. R. - 1855 - 110 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 half our powers To eke her being out. " Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 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...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. Hood.... | |
 | 1856 - 606 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...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 when... | |
 | Henry Mills Alden, Frederick Lewis Allen, Lee Foster Hartman, Thomas Bucklin Wells - 1856 - 878 pages
...the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. 11 So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about,...had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. 11 Our very hopes belied oor fears. Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept,... | |
 | 1856 - 880 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 to speak. So slowly moved about, Âswehadlentherhalf our powers To eke her living out " Our very hopee belied our fears, Our fears our... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 242 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...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 when... | |
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