 | Palmer & Rey - Printing - 1892 - 544 pages
...1740. POEMS OF THOMAS MOSS. Died 1808. Heaven sends misfortunes, why should we repine? 'tis heaven hus brought me to the state you see : and your condition...mine, the child of sorrow and of misery. A little farm iviis my paternal lot; then; like the lark, I sprightly bailed the morn; but ah I oppression forced... | |
 | John W. Iliff - Elocution - 1893 - 616 pages
...relief, And tears of pity could not be repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes, — why should we repine? Tis heaven has brought me to the state you see: And...was my paternal lot, Then like the lark, I sprightly hailed the morn; But ah! oppression forced me from my cot; My cattle died, and blighted was tny corn.... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 564 pages
...relief, And tears of pity could not be repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes — why should we repine ? Tis Heaven has brought me to the state you see ; And...my paternal lot, Then, like the lark, I sprightly hailed the morn ; But, ah ! oppression forced me from my cot ; My cattle died, and blighted was my... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1903 - 548 pages
...relief, And tears of pity could not be repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes — why should we repine? 'Tis Heaven has brought me to the state you see ;...soon like mine, The child of sorrow and of misery. A Lttle farm was my paternal lot, Then, like the lark, I sprightly hailed the morn ; But, ah 1 oppression... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Literature - 1900 - 524 pages
...repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes; why should we repine ? 'Tis Heaven has brought me to the stare you see; And your condition may be soon like mine,...was my paternal lot: Then like the lark I sprightly hailed the morn ; But, ah ! oppression forced me from my cot, My cattle died, and blighted was nay... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Literature - 1901 - 396 pages
...And tears of pity could not be repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes — why should we repine ? T is Heaven has brought me to the state you see ; And your...my paternal lot, Then, like the lark, I sprightly hailed the morn; But, ah! oppression forced me from my cot; My cattle died, and blighted was my corn.... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1901 - 1080 pages
...relief, And tears of pity would not be repress'd. Heaven sends misfortunes ; why should we repine? yself can free ; Shake hands for ever, 1 sprightly hail'd the morn ; But, ah ! oppression forced me from iny cot. My cattle died, and blighted... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1903 - 556 pages
...miserably did. Heaven sends misfortunes; why should we repine? Tis Heaven has brought me to the stite you see ; And your condition may be soon like mine, The child of sorrow and of misery, —Moss. Trisyllabic verse consists altogether of anapests, that is, of feet made up of two unaccented... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1904 - 896 pages
...relief, And tears of pity could not be repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes — why should we repine? Tis heaven has brought me to the state you see : And...was my paternal lot, Then like the lark. I sprightly hailed the morn ; But ah ! oppression forced me from my cot; My cattle died, and blighted was my corn.... | |
 | Phineas Garrett - Readers - 1904 - 890 pages
...relief, And tears of pity could not be repressed. Heaven sends misfortunes—why should we repine? Tis heaven has brought me to the state you see: And...was my paternal lot. Then like the lark, I sprightly hailed the morn; But ah I oppression forced me from my cot; My cattle died, and blighted was my corn.... | |
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Heaven has brought me to the state you see ; And your condition may be soon like mine, The child of sorrow and of misery. 
