| Abraham Mills - 1858 - 608 páginas
...smites the lyre: Hark, he sweeps the master-strings; Listen all. EPITAPH, IN THE CATHEDRAL OF BRISTOL. Take, holy earth ! all that my soul holds dear: Take that best gift which heaven so lately gave: And died! Does youth, does beauty, read the line 1 Does sympathetic fear their breasts alarm'! Speak,... | |
| Elizabeth Stone - 1858 - 450 páginas
...from the tablet in Bristol Cathedral. It is very beautiful EPITAPH ON THE WIFE or THE KEV. WILLIAM MASON. Take, holy Earth! all that my soul holds dear: Take that best gift, which Heav'n so lately gave: To Bristol's fount I bore with trembling care Her faded form: she bowed to taste... | |
| John Pierpont - 1860 - 300 páginas
...bliss receive : O ! do not lightly take away The life thou canst not give. EPITAPH ON MARY, THE WIFE OP THE REV. W. MASON. TAKE, holy earth, all that my soul...I bore, with trembling care, Her faded form—she bow'd to taste -the wave, And died! Does youth, does beauty read the line ? Does sympathetic fear their... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1860 - 360 páginas
...Cathedral. We quote the best of his minor poems. 304 EPITAPH ON MRS MASON, IN THE CATHEDRAL OF BRISTOL. 1 Take, holy earth! all that my soul holds dear: Take...Bristol's fount I bore with trembling care Her faded form; she bowed to taste the wave, And died. Does youth, does beauty, read the line? Does sympathetic... | |
| Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 páginas
...WIFE, IX TIIK CATHKDUAL OF BKi.STOL. TAKK, holy earth! all that my suiil holds dear : Take that Ix-st gift which Heaven so lately gave: To Bristol's fount I bore with trembling care Her faded form: she bow'd to taste the wave, And died. Does youth, Joes beauty read the line ? Docs sympathetic... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - 1863 - 420 páginas
...expressive silence, muse His praise. 167 James Thrm*nn. ON HIS WIFE, IN THE CA.THEDEAL OF BRISTOL. TAKE, holy earth! all that my soul holds dear : Take...Bristol's fount I bore with trembling care Her faded form : she bowed to taste the wave, And died. Does youth, does beauty read the line ? Does sympathetic... | |
| Lydia Howard Sigourney - 1863 - 254 páginas
...old man bowed his reverend head, And laid him down to die ! " MASON'S ELEGY. Rev. CW Everest. " TAKK, holy earth, all that my soul holds dear, Take that...Bristol's fount I bore, with trembling care Her faded form, she bow'd to taste the wave, Speak, dead Maria ! breathe a strain divine, Even from the grave... | |
| 1864 - 438 páginas
...think o? "Rftwreo.. 292 KPITAPH ON MRS. MASON, IN THE CATHEDRAL OF BRI8T0L. SMIiam |Elaaoit. JAKE, holy earth! all that my soul holds dear : Take that...Bristol's fount I bore with trembling care Her faded form. She bowed to taste the wave, And died! Does youth, does beauty, read the line ? Does sympathetic... | |
| Hubert Ashton Holden - 1866 - 726 páginas
...revere the power of the Unseen, and know a world of mystery is near. 436 EPITAPH ON HIS WIFE AA PROCTER TAKE, holy earth, all that my soul holds dear: take...Bristol's fount I bore with trembling care her faded form; she bowed to taste the wave and died! does Youth, does Beauty, read the line? does sympathetic... | |
| Mary Anne Marzials - 1867 - 332 páginas
...bosom can partake Fresh pleasure, unreproved. WILLIAM MASON. Born, 1725 ; Died, 1797. EPITAPH ON MRS. MASON. TAKE, holy earth ! all that my soul holds dear;...Bristol's fount I bore, with trembling care, Her faded form. She bow'd to taste the wave— And died. Does Youth, does Beauty read the line ? Does sympathetic... | |
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