The Two Brothers: And Other Poems |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 89
Page 2
... heart would melt : Thick close darkness on our eyelids weighing — darkness that is felt . Oh , the memory of that midnight , spectre - like , within me sleeps ; If I only gaze , it rises dimly from my spirit's deeps- Rises with the sere ...
... heart would melt : Thick close darkness on our eyelids weighing — darkness that is felt . Oh , the memory of that midnight , spectre - like , within me sleeps ; If I only gaze , it rises dimly from my spirit's deeps- Rises with the sere ...
Page 4
... heart was rent , if this Were a heaven - sent dream , prophetic of a far - off home of bliss , Or a beautiful life - picture by affection's fingers drawn , But which , like my earthly joys , should fade , fade , fade away at dawn . Weep ...
... heart was rent , if this Were a heaven - sent dream , prophetic of a far - off home of bliss , Or a beautiful life - picture by affection's fingers drawn , But which , like my earthly joys , should fade , fade , fade away at dawn . Weep ...
Page 6
... ' if ye will , of fame ; Broke the next sad post a letter , edged with black , too surely told That his heart was still for ever , and his lips for ever cold . Then our mother - day by day she struggled with 6 THE TWO BROTHERS .
... ' if ye will , of fame ; Broke the next sad post a letter , edged with black , too surely told That his heart was still for ever , and his lips for ever cold . Then our mother - day by day she struggled with 6 THE TWO BROTHERS .
Page 9
... heart I turn'd from human faces , as from blight , Since they never lit with love , and never read my feelings right ... hearts would make amends . Yet at first how strangely lovely seem'd that icy crystal air , To a lonely nestless bird ...
... heart I turn'd from human faces , as from blight , Since they never lit with love , and never read my feelings right ... hearts would make amends . Yet at first how strangely lovely seem'd that icy crystal air , To a lonely nestless bird ...
Page 11
... heart of Him ; But from far I heard a whisper of the fontal light divine , Reason , human earthly Reason , sheds within the spirit's shrine . Syren - like that music falling , like a gush of holy tears On deep waves , flow'd on and ...
... heart of Him ; But from far I heard a whisper of the fontal light divine , Reason , human earthly Reason , sheds within the spirit's shrine . Syren - like that music falling , like a gush of holy tears On deep waves , flow'd on and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
angel ask'd Asshur Banningham beauty beneath blessed blue blue heavens bow'd bright brother calm CAMBRIDGE cast Cheltenham College child clouds College Crown 8vo dark death deep dreams dying earth Edition Edward Meyrick Goulburn eternal everlasting Ezek faith Father fear fell fill'd flow'd gazed gloom glory grew grief Hark harp hath heard heart heaven HENRY BICKERSTETH Henry Parry Liddon Hinton Martell holy hour Israel Jesus John Henry Blunt land light lingering lips lonely look'd Lord Merton College morning mother mountains mused night Nineveh o'er OXFORD pass'd peace prayer prophet rise rose Sackville College Samson seem'd shatter'd shore silent skies sleep Small 8vo smile song sorrow soul spake spirit stars stood storm strange sweet tears tell tempest thine things Thou hast thought throne trembling Trinity College unto voice waters Watton waves weary weep wild winds words
Popular passages
Page 253 - I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Page 294 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.