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" 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 56
by Emma Sheppard - 1809 - 88 pages
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A Poetry Book of Modern Poets: Consisting of Songs & Sonnets, Odes & Lyrics ...

Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 376 pages
...river : Mad from life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Swift to be hurl'd— Any where, any where Out of the world! In she plunged boldly, No matter...close them, Staring so blindly! Dreadfully staring Thro' muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fix'd on futurity. Perishing...
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The Pacific Coast Fourth Reader

1878 - 254 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. FOURTH READER. Into her rest. — Cross her hands humbly, As if praying dumbly,...
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A Poetry-book of Modern Poets

Amelia B. Edwards - 1878 - 358 pages
...so slenderly, Young, and so fair! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently,—kindly,— Smoothe, 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...
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An Introduction to Poetry

Jay Broadus Hubbell, John Owen Beaty - 1923 - 566 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, Spurr'd by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into...
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A Book of British and American Verse

Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 pages
...rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly! 8» 127 Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. 94 Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insamty, 1nto...
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The Modern Student's Book of English Literature

Harry Morgan Ayres, Frederick Morgan Padelford - 1924 - 942 pages
...frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eyes, close them, f : Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair I" Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into...
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The Poetry Cure: A Pocket Medicine Chest of Verse

Robert Haven Schauffler - 1925 - 474 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...
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Selections from Poe's Literary Criticism

Edgar Allan Poe - 1926 - 230 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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American Literature

Robert Shafer - 1926 - 1410 pages
...slenderly, Young, and so fair! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen too rigidly, Decently, — kindly, — Smooth, the result. I. Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily, Spurred by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into...
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The Book of Poetry: Collected from the Whole Field of British and ..., Volume 6

Edwin Markham - 1927 - 402 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, Spurned by contumely, Cold inhumanity, Burning insanity, Into...
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