 WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very...  Littell's Living Age - Pagina 4021854Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1831 - 702 pagina’s
...HOOD. WE watch'd her breathing thro' the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro! So silently we seemed...eke her living out ! Our very hopes belied our fears Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ! For... | |
 | Bela Bates Edwards - 1832 - 338 pagina’s
...Life.—ANONYMOUS. WE watched her breathing through the night Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For ulini... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pagina’s
...BED. watched her breathing through the night Her breathing soft and low, As In her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes belled our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping... | |
 | Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy - 1832 - 500 pagina’s
...We watched her hreathing throngh the night, Her hreathing soft and low, And in her hreath the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved ahout ; As we had lent her half our powers To eke her living out. Our very hopes helied our fears —... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 476 pagina’s
...Her breathing soft :md low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro 1 So silentty we seemed to speak — So slowly moved about ! As...eke her living out ! Our very hopes belied our fears Our fears our hopes belied— "We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ! For... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pagina’s
...Anon. We watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life . Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we...slowly moved about — As we had lent her half our life, Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears, our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she... | |
 | 1846 - 608 pagina’s
...HOOD. WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and Tow, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we seemed...eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pagina’s
...HOOD. WE watch'd her breathing thro' the night, Her breathings soft and low, As in her breath the wave of life, Kept heaving to and fro ! So silently we...eke her living out! Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fear our hopes belied— We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died ; For... | |
 | 1846 - 602 pagina’s
...breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept hearing to and fro. So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly...eke her living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied — We thought her dying when she slept, And sleeping when she died. For... | |
 | 1845 - 458 pagina’s
...soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life Kept heaving to and fro. 1845.] Verse and Prose. 219 " So silently we seemed to speak, So slowly moved about, As we had lent her half our powers To eke her being out. " Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought her dying when... | |
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