 | Daniel Wise - 1859 - 292 σελίδες
...somewhat similar vein LONGFELLOW sings these sweetly sad lines: " There is no flock, however watch'd and tended, But one dead lamb is there; There is no...fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair." " Every man," says BISHOP HALL, " hath his turn of sorrow, whereby—some more, some less—all men... | |
 | John Cumming - 1859 - 464 σελίδες
...flee away, and be at rest." No less beautiful than the Rabbi's words are those of the poet : — " There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, hovvsoe'er defended, But hath one vacant chair. " There is no death : what seems so is transition ;... | |
 | Daniel Wise - 1859 - 312 σελίδες
...somewhat similar vein LONGFELLOW sings these sweetly sad lines : " There is no flock, however watch'd and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, liowsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair." " Every man," says BISHOP HALL, " hath his turn of... | |
 | Leroy Jones Halsey - 1860 - 460 σελίδες
...to part with these jewels of the heart! Who hath not lost a child ? and who is safe from losing ? " There is no flock, however watched and tended. But...fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair." VIII. THE WICKED CHILDREN OE BETHEL. From this company of the "early lost and early saved," we turn... | |
 | Augustus Charles Thompson - 1860 - 82 σελίδες
...chasm. With trembling voice the mother will tell you that this one and that one were early called away. There is no flock, however watched and tended, But...fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair. A single event so sad and seemingly mysterious would demand thought ; but when it is found that in... | |
 | England - 1860 - 532 σελίδες
...blind did rise. O Love ! has she done this to thee ? What shall, alas ! become of me ? Joiu I.vi.v. THERE is no flock, however watched and tended. But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, tfowsoe'er defended But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings... | |
 | 1861 - 228 σελίδες
...? What to the thought that soothed that woe Were life's best joys — ten years ago ? RESIGNATION. THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But...has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells lo the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Kachel for her children crying Will not be... | |
 | Stephen Greenleaf Bulfinch - 1861 - 364 σελίδες
...his own Son." The infant spirit bowed its head, — " Thy will, O God, be done ! " RESIGNATION. HW LONGFELLOW. THERE is no flock, however watched and...there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her... | |
 | George Washington Doane (bp. of New Jersey.) - 1861 - 652 σελίδες
...their number, in all Christendom. But it could not always be so : " There is no flock, however watehed and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is...fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair." To-day, I come before you, with the lamentable words of the old patriarchs, " One is not." To-day,... | |
 | Luther Goodyear Bingham - 1861 - 154 σελίδες
...DEATH. — SMALLEST BOY OF THB THIRTEENTH. — CHARACTER. — BELOVED. — HABITS OK ATTENTION. 1. THERE is no flock, however watched and tended But one dead lamb is there : There is no fireside, howso'er defended, But has one vacant chair. 2 The air is full of farewells for the dying, And mournings... | |
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The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient! 
