 | Children's literature - 1866 - 302 pages
...call'd him little Jim. And oh ! to see the briny tears Fast coming down her cheek, As she offer'd up a prayer in thought— She was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one she lov'd Far better than her life, For there was all a mother's love In that poor collier's wife. With... | |
 | Baptists - 1744 - 726 pages
...worn-out creature, His once bright eyes grown dim; It was a collier's wife and child — They call'd him "Little Jim." And oh ! to see the briny tears Fast hurrying down her cheek, As she offer'd up a prayer in thought; She was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one sue loved Far better... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1857 - 300 pages
...death-bed of her child: A little worn-out creature, his once bright eyes grown dim. It was a collier's wife and child, they called him little Jim ; And oh...she might waken one she loved far better than her life ; For she had all a mother's heart, had that poor collier's wife. With hands uplifted, see, she... | |
 | Society of Friends - 1858 - 836 pages
...death-bed of her child; A little worn-out creature, his once bright eyes grown dim — It was a collier's wife and child, they called him little Jim. And oh...she might waken one she loved far better than her life ; For she had all a mother's heart, had that poor collier's wife. With hands uplifted, see, she... | |
 | 1862 - 1096 pages
...worn-out creature — His once bright eyes grown dim ; It was a collier's only child — They call'd him little Jim. And oh ! to see the briny tears Fast hurrying clown her cheek, 14 Lest she might wake n one she lov'd Far better than her life, For there was all... | |
 | Edward Farmer - 1863 - 170 pages
...her child — A little worn-out creature, whose once bright eyes were dim — It was a collier's only child, they called him " Little Jim." And, oh ! to...tears fast hurrying down her cheek, As she offered up a prayer, in thought, she was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one she loved far dearer than her... | |
 | James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...little worn out creature, His once bright eyes grown dim, It was a collier's only child, They call'd him Little Jim. And oh ! to see the briny tears, Fast hurrying down her cheek, As she offer'd up a prayer in thought,— She was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one she loved, Far... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - Elocution - 1865 - 260 pages
...his once bright eyes grown dim : It was a collier's wife and child, they called him little Jim. 2. And oh ! to see the briny tears fast hurrying down...she might waken one she loved far better than her life ; For she had all a mother's heart, had that poor collier's wife. With hands uplifted, see, she... | |
 | English poetry - 1866 - 194 pages
...her child. A little worn-out creature — His once bright eyes grown dim ; He was a collier's only child — They called him little Jim. And oh ! to...tears Fast hurrying down her cheek, As she offered up a prayer in thoughtShe was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one she loved Far better than her... | |
 | James Fleming - 1866 - 382 pages
...child. A little worn-out creature, His once bright eyes grown dim ; It was a collier's only child, And oh ! to see the briny tears, Fast hurrying down her cheek, As she offer 'd up a prayer in thought,She was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one she loved Far better... | |
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And oh ! to see the briny tears fast hurrying down her cheek, As she offered up the prayer, in thought, she was afraid to speak, Lest she might waken one she loved far better than her life ; For she had all a mother's heart, had that poor collier's wife. 
