| 1850 - 602 pages
...: True to his church he came; no Sunday shower Kept him at home in that important hour. * * • » I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view his seat, and sigh for Isaac there ; do ; LIFE AND POEMS OF GEORGE CRABBE. I see no more tho=e white locks, thinly spread Round the bald... | |
| Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...Isaac their wants would soothe, his own would hide, And feel in that his comfort and his pride. ****** I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view...locks thinly spread Round the bald polish of that honoured head ; No more that awful glance on playful wight, Compelled to kneel and tremble at the sight,... | |
| English essays - 1852 - 782 pages
...drawn with equal spirit : but we can only make room for the author's final commemoration of him. " I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view...seat, and sigh for Isaac there ! I see, no more, those while locks thinly spread, Round the bald polish ofthat honour'd head; No more lhat awful glance on... | |
| Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...a life that slander's tongue defied, In fact, a noble passion, misnamed Pride. 155 156 THE SKYLARK. I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view...locks thinly spread Round the bald polish of that honoured head; No more that awful glance on playful wight, Compelled to kneel and tremble at the sight,... | |
| James Fenimore Cooper - New York (State) - 1853 - 620 pages
...arrested at the gate by an appearance, which we will relate in the succeeding chapter. CHAPTER XIV. I see no more those white locks, thinly spread Round the bald polish of that honoured head : No more that meek, that suppliant look in prayer. Nor that pure faith that gave it... | |
| Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1854 - 652 pages
...he came, no Sunday shower Kept him at home in that important hour. I feel his absence in the house of prayer, And view his seat, and sigh for Isaac there....the bald polish of that honour'd head ; No more that meek and suppliant look in prayer, Nor the pure faith (to give it force) are there. — But he is blest,... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 788 pages
...is drawn wilk equal spirit : but we can only make room for the author's ñnal commemoration of him. I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view...seat, and sigh for Isaac there ! I see, no more, those while locks ihinly spread, Round the bald polish ofthat honour'd head ; No more that awful glance on... | |
| Joseph William Jenks - English poetry - 1856 - 574 pages
...his view ; But came not there, for sudden was his fate, — He dropped expiring at his cottage gate. ise, Or pla@ 1 honored head ; No more that awful glance on playful wight Compelled to kneel and tremble at the sight... | |
| Reading book - 1856 - 352 pages
...; — " On hope, in mine own sober light I gaze, " But should be blind and lose it, in your blaze." I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view...there : I see no more those white locks thinly spread Eound the bald polish of that honour'd head ; No more that awful glance on playful wight, Compell'd... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - English essays - 1856 - 794 pages
...drawn witk equal spirit : but we can only make room for the author's rinal commemoration of him. •' I feel his absence in the hours of prayer, And view his seat, and sigh for Isaac t here '. I see, no more, those while locks thinly spread, Round the bald polish of that honour'd head;... | |
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