 The rough river ran, Over the brink of it ! Picture it — think of it, Dissolute man ! 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. Stiffen...  Poems - Page 44by Thomas Hood - 1854 - 388 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Emma Sheppard - Charity - 1809 - 104 pages
...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 Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing, Fix'd on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English literature - 1845 - 434 pages
...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 Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 pages
...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 Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | Henry Clapp - American literature - 1846 - 228 pages
...Fashioned so 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 muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing i Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...brink of it, Picture it — think of it, Dissolute Man ! Lave in it, drink of it, Then, if you can ! Smooth, and compose them; And her eyes, close them, Staring so blindly ! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1846 - 620 pages
...her limbs frigidly ¡Sullen too rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them ; And her eye», close them, Staring so blindly ! "Dreadfully staring Thro' muddy impurity, As when with the dnring Last look of despairing Kii'd on futurity. " Perishing gloomily, Spurr'd by contumely, Cold... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1846 - 672 pages
...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 Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing... | |
 | 430 pages
...Fashioned so 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 I Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fix'd... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - Periodicals - 1850 - 462 pages
...Fashioned so 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 1 Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when with the daring Last look of despairing Fixed... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...care; Fashioned so slenderly, Young and so fair! Ere her limbs frigidly Stiffen so rigidly, Decently, kindly, Smooth and compose them; • And her eyes close them, Staring so blindly! Dreadfully staring Through muddy impurity, As when the daring Last look of despairing Fixed on futurity. Perishing gloomily,... | |
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