 | Cam river - 1841 - 318 pages
...earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old Arm-Chair. I sat and watched her many a day, While her eyes grew dim and her locks were grey ; And I almost worshipped her when she smiled, And turned from the Bible to bless her child. 1 Years rolled on — but the last one sped ; My idol was shattered,... | |
 | 1841 - 306 pages
...and watched her many a day, When her eyes grew dim, and her locks were gray ; And I almost worshipp'd her when she smiled And turned from her Bible to bless her child. Years roN'd on, but the last one sped — My idol was shatter'd my earth star fled; I learnt how much the... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1841 - 404 pages
...and God for my guide ; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. I sat and watched her many a day, When her eye grew...worshipped her when she smiled And turned from her bible to bleas her child. Years rolled on, but the last one sped — My idol was shattered, my earth-star fled... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beaide that old arm-chair. I sat and watch'd her many a day, When her eye grew dim, and her locks were gray ; And I almost worshipp'd her when she smiled And turn'd from her Bible to bless her child. Years... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. I sat and watch'd her many a day, When her eye grew dim, and her locks were gray ; 1 And I almost worshipp'd her when she smiled And turn'd from her Bible to bless her child.... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1849 - 560 pages
...God for my guide ; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. I sat and watched her many a day, When her eye grew dim, and her locks were gray ; And I almost worshipped her when she smiled And turned from her Bible to bless her child. so*... | |
 | 432 pages
...As I knelt heside that old arm-chair. I sat and watched her many a day, When her eye grew dim, arid her locks were grey; And I almost worshipped her when she smiled, And turned from her Bihle to hless her child. Years rolled on, hut the last one sped — My idol was shattered, my earth-star... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...guide; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm chair. I sat and watch'd her many a day When her eye grew dim, and her locks were gray, And I almost worshipp'd her when she smiled And turn'd from her bible to bless her child : Years... | |
 | Salem Town - Readers - 1850 - 374 pages
...God for my guide; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. 3. I sat and watched her many a day, When her eye grew dim, and her locks were gray; And I almost worshiped her when she smiled, And turned from her Bible" to bless her child. NOTE.... | |
 | Eliza Cook - English poetry - 1850 - 440 pages
...God for my guide ; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. I sat and watched her many a day, When her eye grew dim, and her locks were gray ; And I almost worshipped her when she smiled And turned from her Bible to bless her child. Years... | |
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She told me shame would never betide, With truth for my creed and God for my guide ; She taught me to lisp my earliest prayer, As I knelt beside that old arm-chair. 
