 I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown....  Poems - Page 262by William Cowper - 1803 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hastings Rashdall - 1877 - 596 pages
...nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu ! But was it such ? — It was. — Where thou art gone, Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown...but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more. Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
 | 1923 - 748 pages
...my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept a last adieu! But was it such? — It was. Where thou art gone Adieus and farewells are a sound unknown....but meet thee on that peaceful shore, The parting word shall pass my lips no more! Thy maidens, grieved themselves at my concern, Oft gave me promise... | |
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