 And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma has said — Poor old lady, she is dead Long ago— That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests...  Sixth Or Classic English Reader - Page 521by William Swinton - 1885 - 608 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1852 - 340 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack...I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling. TO A BLANK SHEET OF PAPEE. WAN-VISAOED thing ! thy virgin leaf To me looks more than deadly pale, Unknowing... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1852 - 316 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack...smile, as I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where 1 cling. TO A BLANK SHEET OF PAPER. WAN-VISAGED thing ! thy virgin leaf To me looks more than deadly... | |
 | 1853 - 458 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a stall", And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack...I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling. LXXVIII.— THE ENGLISH TONGUE. JO SAXE. IN ancient times, I've heard my grandam tell, Young maids... | |
 | 1853 - 538 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. Hut now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his dm: Like a staff', And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack...I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling. These admirable verses — set in so aptly framed a metre too — would alone suffice to make a reputation.... | |
 | 1853 - 1042 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin, Like a staff; And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack...now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling.'— p. U7. There are many other pleasant and touching things in Mr. Holmes's volume which we can commend... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1853 - 610 pages
...WENDELL HOLMES. I know it is & sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered ha', And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer ! And...I do now, At the old forsaken bough Where I cling. These admirable verses — set in so aptly framed a metre too — would alone suffice to make a reputation.... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 pages
...tbe snow. But now bis nose is tbin, And it rests upon bis chin Like a staff, And a crook is in bis back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know...sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornerM hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer ! And if I should live to be The last... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1853 - 516 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. Uni now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit am! grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered bat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1854 - 324 pages
...cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back. And a melancholy crack...hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer ! THE LAST LEAF. And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring, — Let them... | |
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