 | American poetry - 1836 - 268 pages
...all he meets So forlorn, And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if he said, ' They are gone.' The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed...he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year THE LAST LEAF. 205 My grandmama has said— Poor old lady—she is dead Long ago; That he had a Roman... | |
 | Periodicals - 1836 - 706 pages
...bat, And the breeches — and all that, Are *o queer! ' The mossy marbles rest On the lips tbat be has pressed In their bloom, And the names he loved...hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb ! ' And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring — Lat them smile as I do... | |
 | John Keese - American poetry - 1840 - 300 pages
...all he meets So forlom; And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if he said " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed...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... | |
 | American ballads and songs - 1841 - 376 pages
...all he meets So forlorn; And he shakes his feeble head, That it seems as if he said " They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed...hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma has said— Poor old lady ; she is dead Long ago— That he had a Roman nose, And his... | |
 | 1843 - 486 pages
...it seemed as if he said, " They are gone !" On the lips that he has pressed The mossy marbles rest In their bloom ; And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many « year On hia tomb ! „ My grandmamma has said— Poor old lady, she is dead That he had a Romnn... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...That it seems as if he said, "They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has press'd In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been caned for many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma has said— Poor old lady ! she is dead Long ago—... | |
 | Life - 1844 - 308 pages
...began. LIFE. CHAPTER VII. FATHER POWER'S STORY. " The mossy marbles rest, On lips that he hath preifr In their bloom : And the names he loved to hear, Have been carved for many a year, On the tomb." 25 " You will not be scandalized dear friends, at my devotion towards this poor relic of departed excellence.... | |
 | American poetry - 1848 - 276 pages
...all he meets So forlorn, And he shakes his feeble head That it seems as if he said, ' They are gone.' The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has pressed...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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1848 - 584 pages
...That it seems as if he said, "They are gone." The mossy marbles rest On the lips that he has press'd In their bloom, And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. My grandmamma has said— Poor old lady ! she is dead Long ago— That he had a Roman nose, And his... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1866 - 674 pages
...occurs 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... | |
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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. 
