 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
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 394 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... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 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... | |
 | 1861 - 268 pages
...through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As ia her breast the wave of life Was heaving to ami fro. So silently we seemed to speak So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers, To cko her living out. Oar very hopes belied our fears ; Our fears our hopes belied : We thought her dying... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1861 - 482 pages
...watched her breathing through the night? Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life S;o silently we seemed to speak^ So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our power& To eke her living out. ©ur very hopes Belied our fearsr Our fears our hopes belied — We thought... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 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... | |
 | 1862 - 972 pages
...DEATH-BED. We watched her breathing thro' the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life, Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...lent her half our powers, To eke her living out. Our тегу hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied, — We thought her dying when she slept,... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 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... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 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 onr hopes belied — AYe thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1862 - 522 pages
...breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept hearing to and fro. ' So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved abont, As we had lent her half our poweri To eke her living out. 'Our very hopes belied our fears,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 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... | |
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