No passing bell doth toll, Yet an immortal soul Is passing now. Stranger ! however great, With lowly reverence bow ; There's one in that poor shed — One by that paltry bed, Greater than thou. Beneath that beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state... The Onward reciter ed. by W. Darrah - Page 33edited by - 1877Full view - About this book
| 1828 - 498 pages
...; There's one in that poor shed, One by that paltry bed, Greater than thou ! Beneath that beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state. Enter ! no crowds attend — Enter ! no guards defend This palace-gate. The pavement, damp and cold, No smiling courtiers tread ; One silent woman stands, Lifting... | |
| 1830 - 592 pages
...poor shed, ..:• J • L>iifid One by that wretched bed, Greater than thou. ' Beneath that pauper's roof Lo ! Death doth keep his state. Enter — no...attend — ,,--, ,. . - • Enter — no guards defend ,,.ii .- . This palace-gate. .-',/• "-,il ' That pavement damp and cold, No whispering courtiers... | |
| 1836 - 712 pages
...There's one in that poor shed — . One by that paltry bed, Greater than thoti. Beneath that Beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state : Enter — no...mingling voices sound—- An infant wail alone ; A sob suppress'd — again That short deep gasp, and then The parting groan. Oh ! change — Oh ! wond'rous... | |
| Caroline Anne Southey - 1836 - 306 pages
...There's one in that poor shed — One by that paltry bed, Greater than thou. Beneath that Beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state ; Enter — no...courtiers tread ; One silent woman stands Lifting with meager hands A dying head. No mingling voices sound — An infant wail alone ; A sob suppress'd —... | |
| Church history - 1836 - 378 pages
...that poor shed — • One by thnt paltry bed, Greater than thou. Beneath that Beggar's roof, Lo l Death doth keep his state : Enter — no crowds attend...gate. That pavement damp and cold No smiling courtiers trend ; One silent woman stands Lifting with meagre hand• A dying head. No mingling voices sound... | |
| Books - 1836 - 640 pages
...defend This palace gate. " That pavement damp and cold A dying head. " No mingling voices sound— No smiling courtiers tread; One silent woman stands Lifting with meagre hands An infant wail alone ; A sob suppressed—again That short deep gasp, and then The parting groan. "... | |
| Mrs. M. A. Patrick - Consolation - 1837 - 214 pages
...! There's one in tKat poor shed, One by that wretched bed, Greater than thou. Beneath that pauper's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state ; Enter — no crowds attend — Enter — no guards defend His palace-gate. That pavement damp and cold, No whispering courtiers tread ; One silent woman stands,... | |
| Richard Warner - 1840 - 68 pages
...There's one in that poor shed — One by that paltry bed, Greater than thou. Beneath that beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state ; Enter — no...mingling voices sound — An infant wail alone ; A sob suppress'd — again That short, deep gasp, and then The parting groan. Oh ! change — Oh ! wond'rous... | |
| 1870 - 406 pages
...There's one in that poor shed, One by that paltry bed, Greater than ¡ I inn. Beneath that beggar's roof, Lo ! Death doth keep his state. Enter — no...woman stands Lifting with meagre hands. A dying head." On leaving Frying-pan Alley we proceed to Broad Yard, and to a little garret up a dark, dirty staircase.... | |
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