The End of a SongHoughton Mifflin, 1911 - 259 pages |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
anythin arms asked Nan Bala Lake bell bell-cot Bethel bottle chapel child cloud cloud-burst Coach cottage darlin door doorway dunno erts everythin exclaimed face father flood Gelert girl Glyn Edwards goin Gwilym Gwynfryn hand havin head heard heart husband Jane Jenkins Jane Roberts Jenkins the Inn Jenkins's kins knew little Morrises little nameless little rivers little Tom look Lowrie Maggie Mair Mali married martial music Misser Nan Moel Hebog Morgan the Chemist mornin Nan and Shon Nan's eyes needin never nothin old Nan penny pity Portmadoc pounds replied Nan replied Shon Robyn s'illin's sang Shon Roberts Shon's sing smile somethin song street subscription book takin tears tell thing thinkin thought Tom's tree village voice wantin Welsh whang whang-whang wife Wil Morris window woman wonder ye're ye've
Popular passages
Page 210 - Mine be a cot beside the hill ; A bee-hive's hum shall soothe my ear ; A willowy brook that turns a mill, With many a fall shall linger near. The swallow, oft, beneath my thatch Shall twitter from her clay-built nest ; Oft shall the pilgrim lift the latch, And share my meal, a welcome guest. Around my ivied porch shall spring Each fragrant flower that drinks the dew ; And Lucy, at her wheel, shall sing In russet -gown and apron blue. The...
Page 254 - -. — as a strain more generally known. Look at me, my little dear ! — One, two, three : Let me whisper in thine ear ; — One,, two, three; Bid thy playmates all retire ; Sit thee down, and draw thee nigher ; See the bright inviting fire ! — One, two, three. Supper o'er, my soul rejoices — One, &c. When praise * is sung by infant voices! — One, &c. On lap maternal now undressing, Brothers, sisters, — all caressing, Bend the knee, and begablessnigt! — One, two, three. * " The MOLIANT...
Page 255 - Гх>! sleep thy tranquil bed's adorning, Playful dreams and plans are forming, Rest— till Heav'n restores the morninp— on«, &c.
Page 139 - ... and whose ceremonies and religious rites are at present so imperfectly understood — have I been doin...
Page 58 - ... her very own, bone of her bone and flesh of her flesh, and yet with the conscious pain added that he was not hers after all.