 | England - 1843 - 832 pages
...say, " are very weak ! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children ;...is cold — And we young ones stand without, in our hewild'ring; And the graves are for the old. " True," say the young children, " it may happen That... | |
 | Scotland - 1843 - 1380 pages
...say, " are very weak! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children ;...is cold — And we young ones stand without, in our bewild'ring, And the graves are for the old. " True," say the young children, " it may happen That... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1844 - 290 pages
...;" • / " Our young feet," they say, " are very weak ! F?w paces have we taken, yet are weary — Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For...in our bewildering, And the graves are for the old ! " True," say the young children, "it may happen That we die before our time ! Little Alice died last... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - American periodicals - 1845 - 550 pages
...say, "are very weak ! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary, — Our grave rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For...in our bewildering, And the graves are for the old !" "For oh," say the children, "we are weary, And we cannot run or leap, — If we cared for any meadows,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...say, " are very weak ! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For the outside earth is cold, ['ring, And we young ones stand without, in our bewildAnd the graves are for the old." "True," say... | |
 | Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1845 - 562 pages
...say, "are very weak ! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary, — Our grave rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For the outside earih is cold, — And we young ones stand without. in our bewildering, And the graves are for the... | |
 | American literature - 1846 - 308 pages
...say, " are very weak! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For...earth is cold, And we young ones stand without, in our bewild'ring, And the graves are for the old. " True," say the children, " it may happen ''That we may... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...say, " are very weak ! Few paces have we taken, yet arc weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For the outside earth is cold, ['ring, And we young ones stand without, in our bewildAnd the graves arc for the old." "True," say... | |
 | Elizabeth Barrett Browning - 1850 - 318 pages
...say, " are very weak ! Few paces have we taken, yet are weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek ! Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For...in our bewildering, And the graves are for the old ! " True," say the young children, " it may happen That we die before our time ! Little Alice died... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...have we taken, yet are weary — Our grave-rest is very far to seek. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING. 27 Ask the old why they weep, and not the children, For...in our bewildering, And the graves are for the old !" IV. " True," say the young children, " it may happen That we die before our time. Little Alice died... | |
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