 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
 | 1863 - 1154 pages
...— 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...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... | |
 | 1845 - 460 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...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... | |
 | 1845 - 452 pages
...breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life " We watched her breathing through the night, Kept heaving to and fro. " So silently we seemed to...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... | |
 | 1845 - 888 pages
...watched her breathing thro' the night, Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied; Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to...about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. We thought her dying when she slept. And sleeping when she died. For when the morn came... | |
 | 1845 - 916 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 when... | |
 | 1846 - 508 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. For... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1846 - 216 pages
...HOOD. WE watch'd her breathing thro' the night, Her breathings soft and low, As in her breath the wave of life, Kept heaving to and fro ! So silently we...her living out ! Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fear our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ; For... | |
 | 1846 - 610 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. For... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...HOOD. 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... | |
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