 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 σελίδες
...tears, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge. 14. '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 ? William Knox. FOR PREPARATION. — I. This piece was the favorite of Abraham Lincoln. Compare... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1878 - 444 σελίδες
...the tear, the song and the dirge, Shall 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 1 THE OCEAN— AN IMAGE OF ETERNITY. (From, Childe Harold.) ROLL on, thou deep and dark blue... | |
 | Joseph Augustus Seiss - 1879 - 404 σελίδες
...their slumber may come ; They joyed, but the tongue of their gladness is dumb ! " '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 ?" LECTURE SEVENTH. THE DOOM OF SACRILEGE; OR, BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. Daniel 5 : 1-31. THIS chapter... | |
 | M. Josephine Warren - 1879 - 400 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...the shroud: — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? CAESAR'S PAUSE UPON THE RUBICON. AN advocate of Caesar's character, speaking of his benevolent... | |
 | Thomas Edie Hill - 1879 - 398 σελίδες
...song and the dirge. Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'T is the wink of an eye, '( is the draught of a breath ; From the blossom of health...shroud, — • Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud? ROLL CALL. CORPORAL Green !" the orderly cried ; " Here ! " was the answer loud and clear,... | |
 | United States. 45th Congress. 3d session, 1878-1879, United States. Congress - 1879 - 58 σελίδες
...lightning again descended and consumed the life that was left, remembering that — 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 ! Mr. WELCH died in the meridian of life, at the period... | |
 | United States. 45th Cong.. 3d sess., 1878-1879, United States. Congress - 1880 - 120 σελίδες
...break of the wave, Man passes from life to his rest in the grave. * * * • • '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? Why, sir, look around you, and see the silent resting-places of the dead. Here lies the great... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 σελίδες
...song and the dirge, Still follow each other like surge upon surge. 'T is the wink of an eye ; 't is @A"2 ; 0, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? WILLIAM KNOX MAX'S MORTALITY. LIKE as the damask rose... | |
 | United States. 45th Cong.. 3d sess., 1878-1879, United States. Congress - 1880 - 142 σελίδες
...moment and pass away forever. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the btossom of health to the paleness of death, From the gilded...the shroud — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? Whence or how we came is mystery. Whither we tend we know not. We do know that the survivor... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 σελίδες
...the tear, 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 f lUilliam ©Icn. Among Scottish song-writers, Glen (1789-1836), a native of Glasgow, acquired... | |
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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. 
