 tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud : — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?  Wisconsin Journal of Education - Page 1911898Full view - About this book
 | Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 pages
...'T is the twink of an eye, 't is the draught of a breath, From the blossom of youth to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud : Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? CHAPTER LXIII. THE PURITAN SABBATH. 1. VIEWED simply... | |
 | 1854 - 608 pages
..."Pis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud! THOMAS CAMPBELL, LL.D. — 4844 CAMPBELL was the... | |
 | 1854 - 606 pages
...'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud! THOMAS CAMPBELL, LL.D. — 1844 CAMPBELL was the... | |
 | Charles Rogers - 1859 - 304 pages
...'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud, Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud. JOSIAH CONDER. extensive prose writer and sacred poet,... | |
 | 1859 - 374 pages
...'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ! CASTE AND CHRIST. " Ho ! thou dark and weary stranger,... | |
 | Joseph Barlow Robinson - 1859 - 220 pages
...'Tis the twink of an eye. 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud ; Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? 750. What hast thou 'scaped ? — Life's weltering... | |
 | 1862 - 568 pages
...'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — 0 why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? " fRinat flattt. THOMAS PHAER, MD — This learned... | |
 | Lays - 1862 - 406 pages
...'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud ; Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? PRIVATE WORSHIP. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee,... | |
 | 1864 - 272 pages
...'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath ; From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? • As given above, the seventh verse of the poem... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 444 pages
...12. Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud, — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? QUESTIONS. *-l. What reason is given in the first... | |
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