tis lovely! — childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought, Gaze, — yet what seest thou in those fair, and meek, And fragile things, as but for sunshine wrought ? Thou seest what grief must nurture for the sky, What death... The Forest Sanctuary: With Other Poems - Page 272by Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans - 1829 - 324 pagesFull view - About this book
| Christianity - 1825 - 628 pages
...Childhood's lip and cheek Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought ! Gaze, yet what seost thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but...for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! O joyous creatures ! that will sink to rest Lightly, when those pure orisons are done ; As birds... | |
| Women - 1825 - 386 pages
...childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought ! Gaze, yet what seest thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but...for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! O joyous creatures ! that will sink to rest Lightly, when those pure orisons are done, As birds with... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - Great Britain - 1825 - 638 pages
...! Childhood's lip and cheek Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought! Gaze, yet what seest thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but for sunshine wrought ? Thou sccst what grief must nurture for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! О joyous creatures... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - 648 pages
...Childhood's lip and cheek Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought ! Gaze, yet what seest thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but for sunshine wrought ? Thou secst what grief must nurture for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! O joyous creatures... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...— 'tis lovely ! — childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought — — Thou seest what grief must nurture for the sky, What...orisons are done, As birds with slumber's honey-dew oppress'd, 'Midst the dim folded leaves, at set of sun — Lift up your hearts ! — though yet no... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1826 - 502 pages
...Gaze on,—'tis lovely!—childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought— —Thou seest what grief must nurture for the sky,...orisons are done, As birds with slumber's honey-dew oppress'd, 'Midst the dim folded leaves, at set of sun— Lift up your hearts!—though yet no sorrow... | |
| Theology - 1826 - 548 pages
...childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought ! Gaze ! yet what seest thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but...for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! O joyous creatures ! that will sink to rest Lightly when those pure orisons are done, As birds with... | |
| Unitarianism - 1826 - 548 pages
...childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought! Gaze! yet what seest thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but for sunshine wrought t —Thou seest what grief must nurture for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity! O joyous... | |
| Mrs. Hemans - 1827 - 360 pages
...childhood's lip and cheek. Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought — Gaze — yet what seest thou in those fair, and meek, And fragile things, as but...for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! 326 EVENING PRAYER AT A GIRLS1 SCHOOL. Oh ! joyous creatures, that will sink to rest, Lightly, when... | |
| 1827 - 396 pages
...childhood's lip and cheek, Mantling beneath its earnest brow of thought ! Gaze, yet what seest thou in those fair and meek And fragile things, as but...for the sky, What death must fashion for eternity ! O joyous creatures ! that will sink to rest ! Lightly when those pure orisons are done, As birds... | |
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