 Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine ; And thou art terrible — the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier ; And all we know,...  Famous American Statesmen & Orators, Past and Present: With Biographical ... - Page 129by Alexander Kelly McClure - 1902Full view - About this book
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...poets, is not overwrought : — " Come to the bridal chamber, Death, Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath...its stroke ; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet, song, and... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1856 - 838 pages
...repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death 1 Come to the mother's, when she feels. For the first time, her first-born's breath;...its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the otean storm; Come when the heart bents high and wnrrr>. With banquet song, and... | |
 | Jean Roemer - English language - 1857 - 332 pages
...repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death ! Come 'to the mother's when she feels For the first time her firstborn's breath !...its stroke ; Come in Consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet song, and... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death! Come to the mother's, when she feels POT the first time, her first-born's breath — Come when...stroke — Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake-shock, the ocean-storm — Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1857 - 456 pages
...mother, when she feels For the first time, her first-born's breath; Come, when the blessed seals Which close the ^pestilence, are broke, And crowded cities...consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake's shock, the ocean storm, Come, when the heart beats high and warm, With +banquet song, and dance, and wine, And... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...mother, when she feels For the first time her first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals Which close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities...its stroke ; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; — Come when the heart beats high and warm, "With banquet-song,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1858 - 752 pages
...the bridal chamber, Death ! Come to the mother, when she feels, For the first time, her lirst-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the...its stroke ; Come in Consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm, Come when the heart beats high and warm. With hanqnet-song, and... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 pages
...hurrah, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death! Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her firstborn's breath;...its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean-storm, Come when the heart beats high and warm. With banquet-song, and... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1859 - 812 pages
...repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death ! Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath...its stroke ; Come in Consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and... | |
 | Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 844 pages
...repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death! Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her firstborn's breath;...its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean-storm, Come when the henrt beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and... | |
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