 twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding her arms, in long abstracted fit ; But, if observer pass, will take her round, And careless seem, for she would not be found ; Then go again, and thus her hour employ, While...  The Borough: A Poem in Twenty-four Letters - Page 28by George Crabbe - 1810 - 330 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Half hours - 1847 - 616 pages
...dead. She would have grieved had they presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding her arms, in long abstracted fit ; But if observers pass, will take her round, And careless seem, for she would not be found ; Then go again,... | |
 | George Croly - 1849 - 416 pages
...She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding...take her round, And careless seem, for she would not he found ; Then go again, and thus her hours employ, While visions please her, and while woes destroy.... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pages
...griev'd, had friends presum'd to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. BUHN-S. 853 Hero will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding...with the dead ; For sure at length thy thoughts, thy spirit's pain, In this sad conflict, will disturb thy brain ; All have their tasks and trials ; thine... | |
 | George Croly - 1850 - 442 pages
...She would have grieved, had friends presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding...she would not be found ; Then go again, and thus her hours employ, While visions please her, and while woes destroy. A MOTHER'S DEATH. • • Then died... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 pages
...spare The least assistanee — 'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will Bit, Folding her arms, in long abstracted fit; But if observer...While visions please her, and while woes destroy. SONG OF THE CRAZED MAIDEN. Let me not have this gloomy viewAbout my room, about my bed ; But morning... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...dead. She would have grieved had they presumed to spin The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding...if observer pass, will take her round, And careless веет, for she would not be found ; Then go again, and thus her hour employ, While visions please... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1852 - 560 pages
...'', The least assistance— 't was her-, proper care. , , Here will^he come, and 'on the gr.ave'will sit, Folding -her arms, in long abstracted fit ; But...not ,'be, found ; : ' Then go again; and thus her hoiir employ^ While visions please her, and while ivoes"-' destroy.For sure at length* thv thoughts,... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pages
...spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. " Here will ehe come, and on the grave will eit, Folding her arms, in long abstracted fit ; But if...And careless seem, for she would not be found ; Then come again, and thus her hour employ, While visions please her, and while woesdeetroy." pp. 23—27.... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1852 - 652 pages
...dead. She would have grieved had they presumed to spare The least assistance — 'twas her proper care. Here will she come, and on the grave will sit, Folding her arms, in long abstracted fit; But if observers pass, will take her round And careless seem, for she would not be found ; Then go again,... | |
 | 1852 - 782 pages
...She would have griev'd, had friends presum'd to spare The least assistance—'twas her proper care. " not help being dismayed at the prospect which lies before the writers of the present da ; Rut if observer pass, will take her round, And careless seem, for she would not be found ; Then come... | |
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