The time would e'er be o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more ! And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again; And still the thought I will not brook, That I must look in vain. But when I speak — thou... The London Magazine - Page 1371827Full view - About this book
| John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 606 pages
...to hear sung, witnout tears. SONG. AIR—' Gramachree.' If I had thought lliou could'?! have died, 1 might not weep for thee ; But I forgot, when by thy side, That thou conld'st mortal be ; It never through my mind had past, The time would e'er be o'er. And I on thee... | |
| John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1843 - 604 pages
...have'died, I might not weep for thee ; But I forgot, wh?n by thy side, 4 That thoii conld'st mortal be j It never through my mind had past, The time would e'er be o'er, And t on thee should look my last, And thou should'st smile no more ! And still upon that face I look,... | |
| English poetry - 1843 - 368 pages
...fresh and gory : We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But left him alone with his glory. IF I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not weep for thee ; t But I forgot, when by thy side, That thou couldst mortal be ! It never through my mind had pass'd,... | |
| John Bruce - Consolation - 1844 - 306 pages
...of sepulture, felt and breathed the sentiment so happily expressed in these touching lines ? — " If I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not...o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more. And still upon that face I look, And think 't will smile again; And still the... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...Bung the air over and over till he burst intu a flood of tears, in which mood he composed the bong.] a leaf from his voluminous collections. His obscure diligence amassed various interesting Inst, And thou shouldst smile no more ! And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again... | |
| Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...«ung the air over and over till he burst into a flood of tears, in which mood he composed the song.] rt Chambers thce should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more ! And still upon that face I look, And think... | |
| William Morrison Engles - English poetry - 1844 - 274 pages
...That drops into the dark and noisome grave, Like a disabled pitcher, of no use. THE DEAD WIFE. WOLFE. IF I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not...couldst mortal be ; It never through my mind had past That time would e'er be o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more. And... | |
| Edith Leslie (fict.name.) - 1844 - 1044 pages
...unconscious of the fact, till her hands, setting in death, clasped them closer together. 136 CHAPTER VII. If I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not weep for thec ; But I forgot, when by thy side. That thou couldst mortal be : It never through mind had pass'd,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...alone are given — But what have slaves with nature V IF I HAD THOUGHT THOU COULDST HAVE DIED. Ir I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not...o'er, — And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst smile no more ! And still upon that face I look, And think 'twill smile again ; And still... | |
| William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 494 pages
...to the Jast degree. Labor .... hard and unremitting, was his lot in life. Lament for Mary. WOLFE. IP I had thought thou couldst have died, I might not...That thou couldst mortal be : It never through my head had passed, The time would e'er be o'er, And I on thee should look my last, And thou shouldst... | |
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