...officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing, and the vestment warm ; In vain his little child^n, peeping out Into the mingling storm, demand 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 deadly...

...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....cold, Lays him along the snows a stiffen'd corse, Stretch'd out, and bleaching in the northern blast. 6 • Ah, little think the gay licentious proud,...

...; In vain his little chndren, peeping out Into the mingled storm, demand their sire, With tears oT artless innocence. Alas ! Nor wife, nor children,...cold, Lays him along the snows a stiffen'd corse, Stretch'd out and bleaching in the northern blast, i 6. Ah, little think the gay licentious proud,...

...curious, anxious faces, hang upon her knee wondering why she weeps, and are asking for their father. "Alas ! Nor wife, nor children, more shall he behold; Nor friends, nor sacred home." He fills an unknown bloody grave in the land of rebellion, where he marched to aid in preserving the...

...cheerful fireside ; he had tired his nature that he might almost receive the greetings of his children. Alas, nor wife, nor children more shall he behold, nor friends, nor sacred home. He tarried too long with the circle of sinners, and then took his mournful journey only to die in full...

...victim — "In vain for him the officious wife prepares The fire fair-blazing and the vestments warm "On every nerve The deadly Winter seizes, shuts up...his inmost vitals creeping cold Lays him along the snow, a stiffened corse Stretched out, and bleaching in the northern blast." Prom the mournful accident...

...had seen the olive branch sent into his little ark, but no sign that the waters had subsided. "Alas I Nor wife, nor children more shall he behold — Nor friends, nor sacred home I " No seraph mercy unbars his dungeon and leads him forth to light and life; but the minister of death...

...In vain for him th' officious wife prepares 90 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 a stiffened corse, Stretched out, and bleaching in the northern blast 100 Ah! little think the gay licentious...

..." 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...children more shall he behold, Nor friends nor sacred home.1' This suggests the idea of human suffering generally, and introduces a tribute to the labours...

...310 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...inmost vitals creeping cold, Lays him along the snows a stiffened corse, 320 Stretched out, and bleaching in the northern blast. 290 which] that 1730-38. 293...