 He had his wish, had more: I will not paint The Lovers' meeting: she beheld him faint, With tender fears, she took a nearer view, Her terrors doubling as her hopes withdrew; He tried to smile, and, half succeeding, said, "Yes! I must die;  The works of George Crabbe - Page 21by George Crabbe - 1816Full view - About this book
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...before my life be gone, Oh ! give me that ! and let me not despair, — One last, fond look ! — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish — had more...must die" — and hope for ever fled. Still, long she nursed him ; tender thoughts meantime Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime. To her he came... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...! give me that ! and let me not despair, — One last, fond look ! — and now repeat the prayer.1' He had his wish — had more ; I will not paint The...must die" — and hope for ever fled. Still, long she nursed him ; tender thoughts meantime Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime. To her he came... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...before my life be gone ! ' Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair — ' One last fond look ! And now, repeat the prayer." He had his wish, had more...must die !" and hope for ever fled ! Still long she nursed him — tender thoughts mean time Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime. To her he... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pages
...look before my life be gone ! Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, One last, fond look — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish, had more...must die ;" and hope for ever fled. Still long she nursed him : tender thoughts meantime Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime. To her he came... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1840 - 332 pages
...look, before my life be gone, " Oh I give me that, and let me not despair, " One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish, had more...must die;" and hope for ever fled. Still long she nursed him: tender thoughts meantime Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime To her he came... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...and let me not despair — One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer.' He had his wish, and *. half-succeeding, said, 1 Yes, I must die '—and hope for ever fled. Still long she nursed him ; tender... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...before my life be gone ; Oh ! give me that ! and let me not despair, — One last fond look ! — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish — had more...withdrew ; He tried to smile ; and half succeeding, said, " Yesl I must die" — and hope for ever fled. Still long she nursed him ; tender thoughts meantime... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1845 - 558 pages
...look, before my life be gone, Oh ! give me that, and let rne not despair, One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish, had more ; I will not paint The loTers' meeting : she beheld him faint, — With tender tear», she took a nearer view, Her terrors... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1846 - 376 pages
...look, before my life be gone, Oh ! give me that, and let me not despair, One last fond look — and now repeat the prayer." He had his wish, had more...must die ;" and hope for ever fled. Still long she nursed him : tender thoughts meantime Were interchanged, and hopes and views sublime. To her he came... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 692 pages
...look, before my life be gone, Oh! give me that! and let me not despair — One last fond look ! — and now repeat the prayer.' " He had his wish ; had more...die ' — and hope for ever fled ! " Still long she nursed him ; tender thoughts meantime Were interchang'd, and hopes and views sublime. To her he came... | |
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