Oh! but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet. With the sky above my head. And the grass beneath my feet ; For only one short hour To feel as I used to feel, Before I knew the woes of want And the walk that costs a meal! Bentley's Miscellany - Halaman 1631861Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
| Solon Robinson - 1854 - 436 halaman
...Through many a day and many a night, 'As prisoners work for crime ;' mitil she sighed and sung : " ' Oh, for only one short hour, To feel as I used to feel,...the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal.' " " And did Walter do nothing ?" What could he do ? He knew nothing — had never iearned to do anything... | |
| Solon Robinson - 1854 - 428 halaman
...Through many a day and many a night, ' As prisoners work for crime ;' until she sighed and sung : " l Oh, for only one short hour, To feel as I used to feel,...the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal.' " " And did Walter do nothing ?" What could he do ? He knew nothing — had never learned to do. anything;... | |
| Solon Robinson - 1854 - 436 halaman
...Through many a day and many a night, ' As prisoners work for crime ;' until she sighed and sung : " ' Oh, for only one short hour, To feel as I used to feel,...I knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs A me»l.' " " And did Walter do nothing ?" What could he do 3 He knew nothing — had never learned to... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1854 - 428 halaman
...dull December light ; And work— work — work ! The brooding swallows cling, As if to show me their sunny backs. And twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but...breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet f With the sky above my head, And the grass beneath my feet : For only one short hour To feel as I... | |
| Edward Toliver - 1855 - 348 halaman
...While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling, As if to show their sunny backs, And twit her with the Spring. Oh, but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet, With the sky above her head, And the grass beneath her feet; For only one short hour, To feel as she used to feel, Before... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 halaman
...hright ! While underneath the eaves The hrooding swallows cling, As if to show me their sunny hacks, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but to breathe...knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal ! " Oh, but for one short hour ! A respite, however brief ! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But... | |
| Emily Pierpont De Lesdernier - 1856 - 344 halaman
...and gusset, and band, Till the heart is sick, and the brain benumbed, As well as the weary hand. O, but to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose...knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal ! " Ruth still adhered to her plan of preparing her meals in her own room. She took very little time,... | |
| David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 halaman
...is warm and bright ; While underneath the eaves the brooding swallows cling, As if to show me their sunny backs, and twit me with the Spring. " Oh ! but...breathe the breath of the cowslip and primrose sweet — Witli the sky above my head, and the grass beneath my feet ; For only one short hour to feel as... | |
| Henry Pitman - 1856 - 1048 halaman
...brooding swallows cling As if to show me their sunny backs And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! bat to breathe the breath Of the cowslip and primrose sweet — With the sky above my bead, 1 Ani the grass beneath my feet, For only one short hoar To feel as I used to feel, Before I... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 halaman
...is warm and bright : While underneath the eaves The brooding swallows cling, As if to show me their sunny backs, And twit me with the spring. " Oh ! but...knew the woes of want, And the walk that costs a meal ! " Oh ! but for one short hour t A respite, however brief! No blessed leisure for love or hope, But... | |
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