 | Charles Rogers - 1859 - 304 σελίδες
...tear, and the song and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge. 'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...and the shroud, Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud. JOSIAH CONDER. extensive prose writer and sacred poet, Josiah Conder was born at London,... | |
 | Joseph Barlow Robinson - 1859 - 220 σελίδες
...— died ; Let us bow to His command, Who has claimed her for his bride. 749. 'Tis the twink of an eye. 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...and the shroud ; Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? 750. What hast thou 'scaped ? — Life's weltering sea, Before the storm arose ; While yet... | |
 | 1859 - 374 σελίδες
...tear, and the song and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge. 'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ! CASTE AND CHRIST. " Ho ! thou dark and weary stranger,... | |
 | Lays - 1862 - 406 σελίδες
...tear, and the song and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge. 'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...the shroud ; Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? PRIVATE WORSHIP. FAR from the world, O Lord, I flee, From strife and tumult far ; From scenes... | |
 | 1862 - 568 σελίδες
...and the song and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge. 11 'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — 0 why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? " fRinat flattt. THOMAS PHAER, MD — This learned... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 444 σελίδες
...tear, tho son? and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 12. Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...the shroud, — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? QUESTIONS. *-l. What reason is given in the first stanza why the "spirit of mortal " should... | |
 | 1864 - 272 σελίδες
...the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath ; From the blossom...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? • As given above, the seventh verse of the poem... | |
 | Frank Crosby - 1865 - 480 σελίδες
...the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath ; From the blossom...the shroud — Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? No one was more modest than he. Look at the record of his life as furnished by himself,... | |
 | Abraham Lincoln - 1865 - 570 σελίδες
...he repeated line by line, to Mr. Carpenter. How striking the last stanza : — " "Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...the shroud — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud f" Whether there was any significance in his affection for these lines, or it was only a simple... | |
 | Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1865 - 234 σελίδες
...from life to his rest in the grave." The closing stanza is as follows : — " 'Tis the twink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom...and the shroud: Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? " There may well be added to this chapter the following letter written by the President to... | |
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tis the draught of a breath — From the blossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud: — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? WILLIAM KNOX. 
