As the long train Of ages glide away, the sons of men, The youth in life's green spring, and he who goes In the full strength of years, matron and maid, The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man— Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those,... Sunday readings (verses). - Page 4by Sunday readings - 1867Full view - About this book
| Bela Bates Edwards - Theology - 1833 - 892 pages
...years, matron, and maid, And the sweet babe, and the grey-headed man, — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who in their turn shall follow them. So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious... | |
| 1834 - 440 pages
...the gray-headed man,— In the full strength of years, matron, and maid, Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who in their turn shall follow...to join To that mysterious realm, where each shall take Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night, His chamber in the silent halls of death,. Scourged... | |
| American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...the infant, in the smiles And beauty of its innocent age cut off, — Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side, By those, who, in their turn, shall follow them. The innumerable caravan, that moves To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take His chamber in the silent halls of death, Thou go... | |
| 1848 - 780 pages
...sons of men, The youth in lift'* green spring, and he who gori In the full ttrength of years, matron and maid, And the sweet babe, and the gray-headed man Shall, one by one, be gather'd to his side, By those who, in their turn, shall follow them." THE SOUTHERN PLANTER. into better hand*.... | |
| American poetry - 1834 - 406 pages
...the infant, in the smiles And beauty of its innoeent age eut off,— Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side, By those, who, in their turn, shall follow them. 80 live, that, when thy summons eomes to join The innumerable earavan, that moves To the pale realms... | |
| George Putnam - Funeral sermons - 1834 - 452 pages
...matron and maid, — And the sweet babe, — and the greyheaded man, — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who in their turn shall follow them. So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To that mysterious... | |
| John Pierpont - Rare books - 1835 - 484 pages
...the infant in the smiles And beauty of ils innocent age ciU off, — Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side, . By those, who in their turn shall follow them. So live, that when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan, that moves To the pale realms... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1836 - 286 pages
...sons of men, The youth in life's green spring, and he who goes In the full strength of years, matron, and maid, And the sweet babe, and the gray-headed man, — Shall one by one be gathered to thy side, By those, who in their turn shall follow them. So live, that when thy summons... | |
| American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...sons of men, The youth in life's green spring, and he who goes In the full strength of years, matron, and maid, And the sweet babe, and the gray-headed man, — Shall one by one be gatherered to thy side, By those, who in their turn shall follow them. So live, that, when thy summons... | |
| Oratory - 1836 - 362 pages
...the infant in the smiles And beauty of its innocent age cut off, — Shall, one by one, be gathered to thy side, By those, who, in their turn, shall follow them. So live, that, when thy summons comes to join The innumerable caravan that movesTo the pale realms... | |
| |