Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest. — Cross her hands humbly, As if praying dumbly, Over her breast !... Sunshine in the workhouse - Page 56by Emma Sheppard - 1809 - 88 pagesFull view - About this book
| Thomas Hood - 1867 - 464 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently,— kindly, — Smooth, and compose them; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Thro' muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fix'd on futurity. Perishing... | |
| John Dudley Philbrick - 1868 - 636 pages
...slenderly Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth, and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity, Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into... | |
| Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair | Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen so rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into... | |
| Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair. Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, kindly Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring...As when with the daring, Last look of despairing, Fixed on futurity, Perishing gloomily, Spurned by contumely, Bold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into... | |
| Samuel J. Davies - 1869 - 84 pages
...the body, after having been a plaything of the waves for days, now a repulsive mass of clay. " The eyes, close them ! Staring so blindly. Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the_daring Last look of despairing, Fix'd on futurity ! " From the vantage-ground on which we now stand... | |
| Charles A. Wiley - 1869 - 456 pages
...12. Ere her limbs, frigidly, Stiffen too rigidly, And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! 13. Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. 14. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity,... | |
| M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 pages
...frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth, and compose them; And her eyes, cloae them, Staring so blindly! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring I Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity,... | |
| Thomas Budd Shaw, William Smith - 1869 - 420 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair. Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, kindly Smooth and compose them ( And her eyes, close them. Staring so blindly! Dreadfully starmg Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring, Last look of despairing, Fixed on futurity.... | |
| Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - 1870 - 396 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair ! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth and compose them; And her eyes, close them, Staring...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into her rest. — Cross her hands humbly, As... | |
| M. S. Mitchell - 1870 - 416 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth, and compose them; And her eyes, close them, Staring...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into... | |
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