 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 σελίδες
...of fire and pain." Then said the pitying angel, " Nay, repent That wild vow! Look, the dial finger's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment!" But still she wailed, " I pray thec, let me go! I cannot rise to peace and leave him so. O, let me soothe him in his bitter woe!"... | |
 | John Hay - 1871 - 188 σελίδες
...earth who mourns for me. E " Great Spirit ! Let me see my love again And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."...pitying angel, " Nay, repent That wild vow ! Look, the dial-finger 's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment ! " But still she wailed, " I pray thee,... | |
 | 1872 - 440 σελίδες
...who mourns for me. " ' Great spirit, let me see my love again, And comfort him one hour, and I would fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain.' "...pitying angel : ' Nay, repent That wild vow ; look ! the dial-finger is bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment.' " But still she wailed : ' I pray thee,... | |
 | John Hay - 1873 - 206 σελίδες
...earth who mourns for me. E " Great Spirit ! Let me see my love again And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."...pitying angel, " Nay, repent That wild vow ! Look, the dial-finger 's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment ! " But still she wailed, " I pray thee,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1875 - 392 σελίδες
...on earth who mourns for me. "Great Spirit! Let me see my love again And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."...let me go! I cannot rise to peace and leave him so. 0, let me soothe him in his bitter woe ! " The brazen gates ground sullenly ajar, And upward, joyous,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1876 - 599 σελίδες
...earth who mourns for me. " Great Spirit ! Let me see my love again And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."...pitying angel, " Nay, repent That wild vow ! Look, the dial-finger 's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment ! " But still she wailed, " I pray thee,... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - 1876 - 562 σελίδες
...on earth who mourns for me. "Great Spirit! Let me see my love again And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."...pitying angel, "Nay, repent That wild vow ! Look, the dial-finger 'a bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment ! " But still she wailed, "I pray thee,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 618 σελίδες
...fire and pain." Then said the pitying angel, " Nay, repent That wild vow ! Look, the dial-finger 's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment ! " But still she wailed, " I pray thee, let me go ! 1 cannot rise to peace and leave him so. 0, let me soothe him in ]iis bitter woo ! " The brazen gates... | |
 | William James Linton - 1878 - 466 σελίδες
...ask that grace shall be ! " Great Spirit ! Let mo see my love again And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain."...pitying angel — " Nay, repent That wild vow ! Look, the'dial-finger's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment ! " — But still she wail'd — " I... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - 1878 - 708 σελίδες
...earth, who mourns for me. "Great spirit, let me see my love again, And comfort him one hour, and I were fain To pay a thousand years of fire and pain." Then said the pitying angel : " Xay, repent That wild vow. Look ! the dial-finger's bent Down to the last hour of thy punishment."... | |
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Love brought me down to death, and death to Hell. For God is just, and death for sin is well. "I do not rage against his high decree, Nor for myself do ask that grace shall be; But for my love on earth who mourns for me. "Great Spirit! Let me see my love... 
