 The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke...  Once a Week - Page 128edited by - 1870Full view - About this book
 | John Ruskin - 1905 - 660 pages
...Essays : Ep: tie I. Part iii. : — " The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath,...retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires." in the right language, whether prose or verse. There was a right way of telling everything, and the... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 458 pages
...then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still tries to save the hallowed taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. " Odious ! in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke) "No,... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 452 pages
...Mercy ! " cries Helluo, " mercy on my soul ! Is there no hope ? — Alas ! — then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still tries to save the hallowed taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff... | |
 | 1904 - 542 pages
...Mercy ! " cries Helluo, " mercy on my soul ! Is there no hope ? — Alas ! — then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still tries to save the hallowed taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff... | |
 | William Stebbing - 1913 - 424 pages
...no hope ? Alas ! then bring the jowl.' The frugal crone whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow'd taper's end, Collects her breath,...retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke ' — Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke —... | |
 | William Stebbing - 1913 - 426 pages
...bring the jowl.' The frugal crone whom praying priests attend, Still strives to save the hallow' d taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff expires. ' Odious in woollen ! 'twould a saint provoke ' — . Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke... | |
 | Mary Berry - 1914 - 540 pages
...under Adrian hardly deserves mention, its duration was so short — it reminds me of Pope's lines, " Collects her breath as ebbing life retires For one puff more, and in that puff expires." In more modern times the most flourishing period of Art in Italy was when that country was anything... | |
 | Mary Berry, Agnes Berry - 1914 - 558 pages
...under Adrian hardly deserves mention, its duration was so short — it reminds me of Pope's lines, " Collects her breath as ebbing life retires For one puff more, and in that puff expires." In more modern times the most flourishing period of Art in Italy was when that country was anything... | |
 | 1920 - 1016 pages
...piano forth From 'way down in the toe. Unknown. THE RULING PASSION From " Moral Essays," Epistle I THE frugal crone, whom praying priests attend, Still tries to save the hallowed taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 412 pages
...then bring the jowl." The frugal crone, whom praying priests attend , Still tries to save the hallowed taper's end, Collects her breath, as ebbing life retires, For one puff more, and in that puff e\pires. " Odious ! in woollen ! 't would a saint provoke," Were the last words that poor Narcissa... | |
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