 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. I know it is a sin For me to sit and...  The Heart of Oak Books - Seite 292herausgegeben von - 1895Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Frederic Beecher Perkins - 1867 - 208 Seiten
...touching:" " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom ; And the names he leved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the- tomb." And he added, " For pure pathos, in my judgment, .there is nothing finer than those six lines in the... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1868 - 828 Seiten
...the last reader reads no more. The Last Reader. The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom ; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. The Last Leaf. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat,... | |
 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 Seiten
...touching ; itis this : " The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed In their bloom, Arid the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tombl" * Mr. Carpenter was employed, for a period of six months, in producing his great picture, "... | |
 | 1869 - 1098 Seiten
...linger ' — in the one remembered spot, "Where the mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom. And the names he loved to hear Have been curved for ninny a year On the tomb." But wonderful as are the changes which have taken place in Broadway... | |
 | Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder - 1891 - 1050 Seiten
...and used often to repeat with deep feeling : 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; giving the marked Southwestern pronunciation of the words " hear " and " year." A poem by William Knox,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1870 - 444 Seiten
...he said, "They are gone." 4. The mossy marbles * rest On the lips that he has prest In their bloom,4 And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. 6. My grandmamma has said, — Poor old lady, she is dead Long ago,— * A la mode, according to the... | |
 | 1871 - 476 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...And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here : But the old three-cornered hat,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 Seiten
...That it seems as if he said, " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed e, When, thanks to God, your low, sweet " Yes " made...I know ; that day 's as dear to you, — That day In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and gnn At him here, But the old three-coniered bat,... | |
 | Benjamin Nicholas Martin - 1871 - 236 Seiten
...passed by the door, And again The pavement stones resound, As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. My grandmamma has said, — Poor old lady, she is...And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat,... | |
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - 1871 - 484 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...carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma lias said — Poor old lady ! she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was... | |
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