Hidden fields
Books Books
" But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. "
The Yale Literary Magazine - Page 120
1837
Full view - About this book

The American Monthly Magazine, Volume 1; Volume 7

1836 - 694 pages
...many a year On the tomb. "My grand mama has said — Poor old lady — she is dead Long ago ; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In...his nose is thin. And it rests upon his chin Like a stall', And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. " I know it is a sin For me...
Full view - About this book

The Laurel: a Gift for All Seasons: Being a Collection of Poems

1836 - 268 pages
...dead Long ago; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was Eke a rose In the snow. But now his tfose is thin, And it rests upon his- chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his buck; And a melancholy crack In his laugh, I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But...
Full view - About this book

American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 7

1836 - 706 pages
...Poor old lady — she is dead Long ago ; That he hada Roman none, And his cheek was like a rose In tbe snow. ' But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like я *tafT; And a crook ie in his back, And a melniicholy crack In hie luugh. 'I know it is a sin Forme...
Full view - About this book

Burtons' Gentleman's Magazine and American Monthly Review, Volume 5

1839 - 372 pages
...extracted an honest selection ? My grandmama has said — Poor old lady ; she is dead Long ago— That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow .' I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat, And the...
Full view - About this book

The Poets of America, Volume 1

John Keese - 1840 - 304 pages
...many a year On the tomb. My grandmama has said — Poor old lady ; she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. 136 THE LAST LEAF. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is...
Full view - About this book

The Poets and Poetry of America: With an Historical Introduction

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma has said — Poor old lady ! she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. And now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And...
Full view - About this book

The Poets and Poetry of America

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 538 pages
...! she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. And now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a start, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to...
Full view - About this book

Gems of Poetry, from Forty-eight American Poets: Embracing the Most Popular ...

1848 - 276 pages
...many a year My grandmama has said— Poor old lady—she is dead Long ago; That he had a Roman none, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now...upon his chin Like a staff', And a crook is in his hack, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But...
Full view - About this book

American Monthly Knickerbocker, Volume 32

1848 - 742 pages
...personification of that beautifully descriptive poem of HOLMES, ' The Last Leaf:' ' Bur now hie nose ia thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff; And...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh.' ' Oh, Epictetus !' I exclaimed to myself, ' can Time gnaw and corrode like this V The old man tottered...
Full view - About this book

Eliza Cook's journal, Volume 6

430 pages
...ng-knife of Time Cut him down, Not a better man was found By the crier on his round Through the town. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. But now he walks the streets, I know it is a sin And he looks at all he meets For me to sit and grin...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF