 She linger'da moment, — she might not stay. How long since I saw that fair pale face! Ah ! Mother dear ! might I only place My head on thy breast, a moment to rest, While thy hand on my tearful cheek were prest.  Poems - Page 102by William Allingham - 1850 - 297 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Allingham - 1854 - 356 pages
...lonely. And yet of them all there was one, one only, That rais'da head, or look'd my way; And she seem'd to linger, but might not stay. How long since I saw...moon-stream, from shade to shade : Young and old, women and men ; Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. And first there came a bitter laughter; And... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1855 - 922 pages
...lonely. And yet of them all there was one, one only, That raised a head, or look'd my way; And she seem'd to linger, but might not stay. How long since I saw...the moon-stream from shade to shade : Young and old, women and men ; Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. And first there came a bitter laughter ; And... | |
 | Bradford (West Yorkshire, England) - 1862 - 252 pages
...there was one, one only, That raised a head and looked my way ; And she seemed to linger, but could not stay. How long since I saw that fair pale face;...place My head on thy breast, a moment to rest, While my hand on thy tearful cheek were prest ! On, on a moTing bridge they made Across the moon-stream from... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...where each seem'd lonely, And yet of them all there was one, one only, That rais'da head or look'd my way ; And she seemed to linger, but might not stay....the moon-stream, from shade to shade, Young and old, women and men; Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. . And first there came a bitter laughter ; And... | |
 | William Allingham - 1877 - 360 pages
...Yet of them all there was one, one only, Raised a head or look'd my way: She linger'da moment,—she might not stay. How long since I saw that fair pale...the moon-stream, from shade to shade, Young and old, women and men; Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. And first there came a bitter laughter; A sound... | |
 | John Andrew Jennings - 1878 - 488 pages
...of them all there was one, one only, Raised a head, or looked my way ; She linger'da moment — she might not stay. How long since I saw that fair pale...the moon-stream, from shade to shade, Young and old, women and men ; Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. And first there came a bitter laughter ; A sound... | |
 | David Charles Bell - Elocution - 1879 - 556 pages
...yet of them all there was one, one only, That raised a head or looked my way; She lingered a moment, but might not stay ! How long since I saw that fair...moment to rest, While thy hand on my tearful cheek were pros I! On, on, a moving bridge they made Across the moon-stream, from shade to shade, Young and old,... | |
 | Helen Mathers - English literature - 1881 - 400 pages
...Yet, of them all there was one, one only, Rais'da head or look'd my way : She linger'da moment — she might not stay. How long since I saw that fair pale...the moon-stream, from shade to shade, Young and old, women and men, Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. And first there came a bitter laughter, A sound... | |
 | William Allingham - Ballads, Irish - 1887 - 180 pages
...of them all there was one, one only, Raised a head or look'd my way : She linger'da moment, — she might not stay. How long since I saw that fair pale...the moon-stream, from shade to shade, Young and old, women and men ; Many long-forgot, but remember'd then. And first there came a bitter laughter ; A sound... | |
 | English poetry - 1887 - 842 pages
...yet of them all there was one, one only, That raised a head or looked my way : She lingered a moment, but might not stay ! How long since I saw that fair...made Across the moon-stream, from shade to shade, 378 Young and old, women and men ; Many long-forgot, but remember' d then ! And first, there came a... | |
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