 She is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in an earthy bed; My dust would hear her and beat, Had I lain for a century dead; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple...  The Southern literary messenger - Page 971856Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her, and beat, Wore it earth in an earthy bed. My dust would hear her, and heat, Had I lain for a century dead: Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - 936 pages
...heur,1 And the lily whispers, * 1 wait.' She is coming, my own, my sweet Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...bed ; My dust would hear her and beat, Had I lain lor a ceniury dead ; Woul'i start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red." The gentle... | |
 | Ireland - 1855 - 724 pages
...;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' She is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth In...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. Maud comes forth to meet her lover : her brother and the " new made lord"... | |
 | 1855 - 498 pages
...;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' She is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red." The Married Life of Pachel, Lady Bussett. By M. Guizot. (London, Bosworth.)... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1855 - 440 pages
...2 6 For every 10 words above 20 0 6 She is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. LOVE'S REVENGE. I HAVE led her home, my love, my only friend. There is none... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1855 - 176 pages
...weeps, * She is late ;' The larkspur listens, ' I hear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, * I wait.* 11. My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. MAUD. XXII. 1. * THE fault was mine, the fault was mine ' — Why am I sitting... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - English poetry - 1855 - 180 pages
...weeps, ' She is late ;' The larkspur listens, ' I hear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' 11. My heart would hear her and beat, Were it earth in...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. XXII. 1. ' THE fault was mine, the fault was mine ' — Why am I sitting... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - 1855 - 180 pages
...The larkspur listens, ' I hear, I hear ;' And the lily whispers, ' I wait.' 1L My heart would tear her and beat, Were it earth in. an earthy bed; My...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. XXII. 1. ' THE fault was mine, the fault was mine '— Why am I sitting... | |
 | 1855 - 1428 pages
...is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever -so airy n tread, My h^art would hear her and beat, \\Vre it earth in an earthy bed; My dust would hear her...dead ; Would start and tremble under her feet, And blossom In purple and red. 3faud comes forth to meet her lover : her brother and the " new made lord"... | |
 | Ireland - 1855 - 1416 pages
...Is coming, my own, my sweet ; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her ami beat, \\Vn- it earth in an earthy bed ; My dust would hear her...beat, Had I lain for a century dead ; Would start a;iii tremble under her feet, And blossom in purple and red. Maud comes forth to meet her lover : her... | |
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