I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such? — It was. — Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a... Poems - Page 274by William Cowper - 1808Full view - About this book
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...And, turning from my nurs'ry window, drew A longj Jong sigh, and wept it last adieu. But was it such r It was ! — Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown. May I but meet tliee on that peaceful shore, The parting sound ihall pass my lips no more. dence and depreflion... | |
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