 | John Keese - 1840 - 304 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said "They are gone," The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmama has said — Poor old lady ; she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek... | |
 | John Keese - 1840 - 300 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmama has said — Poor old lady; she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek... | |
 | 1841 - 376 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have...ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was liie a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook... | |
 | Life - 1844 - 308 Seiten
...began. CHAPTER VII. FATHER POWER'S STORY. " The mossy marbles rest, On lips that he hath pre«fr la their bloom : And the names he loved to hear, Have been carved for many a year, On the tomb." " You will not be scandalized dear friends, at my devotion towards this poor relic of departed excellence.... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1895 - 674 Seiten
...primarily pathetic but humorous, yet the stanza, " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb," brings a lump into the throat and a dimming of the eyes, no matter how often one repeat the lines.... | |
 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences - 1895 - 672 Seiten
...primarily pathetic but humorous, yet the stanza, " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb," brings a lump into the throat and a dimming of the eyes, no matter how often one repeat the lines.... | |
 | 1848 - 276 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said, ' They are gone.' The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year My grandmama has said— Poor old lady—she is dead Long ago; That he had a Roman none, And his cheek... | |
 | 1866 - 674 Seiten
...about the middle of the poem, and is this :— ' The mossy marbles rest On the lipe that he haa pressed In their bloom. And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb.' " As he finished this verse he said, in his emphatic way : ' Kor pure pathos, in my judgment, there... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1850 - 310 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said, " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have...Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1850 - 310 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said, " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have...Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And... | |
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But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. 
