In vain for him the' officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he... The Seasons: And The Castle of Indolence - Page lixby James Thomson - 1841 - 271 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Somervile - 1811 - 312 pages
...unseen. In vain for him th' officious wife prepares the fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm; in vain his little children peeping out into the mingling...inmost vitals creeping cold, lays him along the snows astiffen'd corse, stretch'd out, and bleaching in the northern blast. THE EVILS OF LIFE unfelt by the... | |
| John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 358 pages
...had seen the olive branch sent in to his little ark, but no sign that the waters had subsided — " Alas ! nor wife, nor children more shall he behold, nor friends, nor sacred home !" No seraph mercy unbars his dungeon, and leads him forth to light and life, but the minister of death... | |
| John Philpot Curran - Ireland - 1811 - 368 pages
...had seen the olive branch sent in to his little ark, but no sign that the waters had .subsided—" Alas! nor wife, nor children more shall he behold, nor friends, nor sacred home!" No seraph mercy unburs his dungeon, and leads him forth to light and life, but the minister of death... | |
| James Thomson - 1811 - 182 pages
...wife prepares The fire fair-bUaing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children, peeping ont Into the mingling storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas t Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold; N or friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve The deadly... | |
| James Thomson, Samuel Johnson - 1813 - 180 pages
...for bin, th- officjous wife prepares The fee fair-baziag, and the vestment warm • In vam his Jittle children, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand...behold, nor friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve J he deadly winter seizes, shuts up sense, Anil o'er his inmost vitals creeping cold, lays him along... | |
| James Thomson - 1813 - 346 pages
...officious wife prepares The mriotu Ills of Life. The fire foir-blazing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little children peeping out Into the mingling...their sire, With tears of artless innocence. Alas! 315 Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold ; Nor friends, nor sacred home. On every nerve The... | |
| Lindley Murray - Readers - 1813 - 276 pages
...tears of artless innoeenee. Alas! Nor wife, nor ehildren, more shall he behold ; N&nftiends, nor saered home. On every nerve The deadly winter seizes ; shuts up sense ; . And o'er his inmost vitals ereeping eold, . Lays him along the suow asiiffe'n'd eorse, Streteh'd out and Iilewehing in the northern... | |
| Stephen Barlow - Ireland - 1814 - 556 pages
...seen the olive-branch sent into his little firk, but Oo sign that the waters had subsided. ' Ala& ! nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold; nor friends, nor sacred home!' No seraph jnercy unbars his dungeon, and leads him forth to light and life; but the minister of death... | |
| Rodolphus Dickinson - Elocution - 1815 - 214 pages
...In vain for him the officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm ;., In vain his little children, peeping out Into the mingling...children, more shall he behold. Nor friends, nor sacred bome. On every nerve The deadly winter seizes ; shuts up sense ; And, o'er his inmost vitals creeping... | |
| Lindley Murray - English language - 1816 - 328 pages
...fire fair blazing, and the vestment warm; In vain his little children, peeping out . Into the mingled storm, demand their sire, With tears of artless innocence....shall he behold ; ' Nor friends, nor sacred home. On ev'ry nerve The deadly winter seizes; shuts up sense; And o'er his inmost vitals creeping cold, Lays... | |
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