 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
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 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... | |
 | 1876 - 732 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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1876 - 304 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... | |
 | 1876 - 734 pages
...frigidly Stiffen so rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth and compose them; And her eyes, closo them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through...impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into... | |
 | Francis Jacox - 1876 - 628 pages
...speculation." What a picture, word-painted, is that other one by Hood of the drowned woman's eyes " staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring, through muddy...impurity, as when with the daring last look of despairing fixed on futurity." Mr. Dickens gives us, in the midst of the dolls with no speculation in their eyes,... | |
 | 1876 - 508 pages
...rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smoothe and compose them; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly 1 Dreadfully staring 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... | |
 | Edgar Allan Poe - 1876 - 522 pages
...Decently, — kindly, — Smooth, and compose them; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly 1 Dreadfully staring 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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1876 - 304 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 Through mnddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily,... | |
 | Alfred Macleod - 1877 - 238 pages
...! Lave in it, drink of it, then, if you can ! Take her up tenderly, lift her with care : fashioned so slenderly, young, and so fair! Ere her limbs frigidly...muddy impurity, as when, with the daring last look of de-' spairing, fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily,spurred by contumely, cold inhumanity, burning... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1877 - 104 pages
...so fair ! Ere her limbs, frigidly, Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose then! ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully...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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