 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 404 pages
...My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see thou shalt not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall,...my parting ghost ! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark ! No !... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...snmless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded grasp and gurgling breath To see thou shall not boast. The...spreads my pall — The majesty of darkness shall Rcceive my parting ghost ! This spirit shall return to Him That gave its heavenly spark; Yet think... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 pages
...To watch thy fading fire; Test of all sunless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips, that speak thy dirge of death, Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see, thou shalt not boast. The eclipse of nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting... | |
 | 1854 - 608 pages
...expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp of gurgling breath To see thou shalt not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall,...my parting ghost! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim When thou thyself art dark! No ! it... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 pages
...To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp and gurgling...shall not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall,The majesty of Darkness shall Receive my parting ghost ! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave... | |
 | 1854 - 606 pages
...expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp of gurgling breath To see thou shalt not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of Darkness shall Eeceive my parting ghost! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not,... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1854 - 352 pages
...thy dirge of death; Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath, To see thou shalt not boast. The-eclipse of nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost. 8. This spirit shall return to him, That gave its heavenly spark; Yet think not, sun, it shall be dim... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 pages
...To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see thou shalt not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of Darkness shall Receive my... | |
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I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see thou shall not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall —... 
