How oft her eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined ; Still subject — ever on the watch jto borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. Poems - Page 78by Samuel Rogers - 1834 - 295 pagesFull view - About this book
| Joseph Johnson - 1869 - 320 pages
...to the married state, will not fail to render her a mild and obliging companion." n. Jn Srsterln " How oft her eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all...borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow." ROOEAS. |NE of the fairest scenes of earth is to witness brethren, members of one family, dwelling... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1869 - 528 pages
...too long, To fire-side happiness, and hours of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please. How oft her eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all...borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. HUMAN LIFE. '47 The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and kindled by the master's spell... | |
| American poetry - 1869 - 254 pages
...too long, To fireside happiness, and hours of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please. How oft her eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all...borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. Rogers. ADONAIS. MIDST others of less note, came one frail Form, A phantom among men, companionless... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1869 - 548 pages
...too long, To fire-side happiness, and hours of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please. How oft her eyes read his; her gentle mind To all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined ; Still subject—ever on the watch to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. The soul of music... | |
| Charles Hole - 1871 - 288 pages
...if she had but one hand. With her right she opens the door to pleasure, but with her left to pain. The soul of music slumbers in the shell, Till waked and kindled by the Master's spell; And feeling hearts—touch them but lightly—pour A thousand melodies unknown before! It is the infirmity of little... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...like the sweet south, That breathes upon a bank of violets, Stealing, and giving odor. SHAKESPEARE. '-, Beheld the Iliad and the Odysse Rise to the swelling of the voiceful se*, i SAIIUEL TAY fei-ling hearts — touch them but rightly — pour A thousand melodies unheard before ! SAMUEL ROGERS.... | |
| Elizabeth Mary Parker - 1872 - 272 pages
...too long, To fireside happiness and hours of ease, Blest with that charm, the certainty to please. How oft her eyes read his ! her gentle mind To all...borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow." Several months passed away, — calm, peaceful, happy months, — when Mrs. Heathcote received a letter... | |
| Henry Southgate - Love poetry - 1873 - 448 pages
...is night ; A guardian angel o'er his life presiding, Doubling his pleasures, and his cares dividing. How oft her eyes read his, her gentle mind To all...Till waked and kindled by the master's spell ; And feelmg hearts, touch them but rightly, pour THE FIRST BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM. ¡ A thousand melodies... | |
| Samuel Austin Allibone - Quotations, English - 1875 - 794 pages
...too long, To fireside happiness, to hours of ease, Blest with that charm, the certainty to please. How oft her eyes read his ; her gentle mind To all...borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sorrow. ROGERS. My wife, the kindest, dearest, and the truest That ever wore the name. Row.s. Fye! fye! unknit... | |
| John Diprose - 1877 - 234 pages
...of ease Blest with that charm, the certainty to please. How oft her eyes red his ; her gentle nund To all his wishes, all his thoughts inclined ; Still...watch to borrow Mirth of his mirth, and sorrow of his sojrrow. i66 RECITATIONS. LORD TJLLIN'S DAUGHTER. THoMAs CAMPBELL. A chieftain to the Highlands bound,... | |
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