 Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile ! It answers — Yes. 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...  The Poetical Works - Page 319by William Cowper - 1889 - 536 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1803 - 310 pages
...sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unseen, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss.......maternal smile ! it answers. ...Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'ry window,... | |
 | Robert Southey - English poetry - 1807 - 502 pages
...sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unseen, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss...maternal smile ! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse, that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 404 pages
...thy spirit o'er thy sorr'wiug son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls...maternal smile ! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'ry window... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps thou gavest me, though unseen, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss...nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adien ! But was it such ? — it was. — Where thou art gone Adiens and farewells are a sound unknown.... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Huver'd thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch ev'n then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gavest...kiss; ) Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — C Ah, that maternal smile! it answers — Yes. \ I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial diiy, I... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed ? Hover'd thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch ev'n then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gavest...kiss; ) Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — C. Ah, that maternal smile! it answers — Yes. \ I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 466 pages
...thy spirit o'er thy sorr'wing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unfelt, a kiss ; Perhaps a tear, if souls...maternal smile ! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse, that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nurs'ry... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun 1 Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unfelt, a kiss, Perhaps a tear, if souls...maternal smile ! it answers — Yes. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day, f saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And turning from my nurs'ry win... | |
 | William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just began? Perhaps thou gavest me, thongh unfelt, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep...maternal smile! it answers— Yes. I heard the bell tnll'd on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away. And, turning from my nursery window,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...she. My mother ! when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed ? Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch...it answers — Yes. 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... | |
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