 tis the draught of a breath, From the blossom of health to the paleness of death ; From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud : — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?  Abraham Lincoln: His Life and Public Services - Page 183by Phebe Ann Hanaford - 1865 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - History - 1866 - 364 pages
...song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'T is the wink of an eye — 't is the draught of a breath — From the blossom of health...the shroud: — Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? XX. On the way to the sculptor's studio a conversation occurred of much significance, in... | |
 | William Baldwin Affleck - Temperance - 1866 - 234 pages
...the tear, and the song and the dirge, Shall follow each other like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye — 'tis the draught of a breath, From the...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud, O, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? The following extract is also natural and effective,... | |
 | Francis Bicknell Carpenter - 1866 - 388 pages
...song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'T is the wink of an eye — 't is the draught of a breath — From the blossom of health...the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud: — Oh 1 why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? XX. On the way to the sculptor's studio a conversation... | |
 | John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Politics, Practical - 1867 - 510 pages
...of the lightning, a break of the wave, He posseth from life to the rest of the grave. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the...the shroud : Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? " Mr. Lincoln was very remarkable for his fund of anecdote. He always had his little story... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - Elocution - 1808 - 596 pages
...and the tears, the song and the dirge ; Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath ; From the...the shroud — Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud '! RRIDGE OF SIGHS. (HOOD.) One more Unfortunate, Weary of breath, Rashly importunate, Gone... | |
 | William Cunningham Gray - 1868 - 214 pages
...and the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 'T is the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — O, why should the spirit of mortal be proud! Mr. Lincoln never read a novel. He said he once began... | |
 | Thomas Streatfeild Clarkson - History - 1869 - 358 pages
...dwellings a transient abode ; Meet the things that they met on their pilgrimage road. 'Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the...and the shroud, Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud." The Livingstons as a family have done well for their country, as the past records show.... | |
 | Floyd Baker Wilson - Dialogues - 1869 - 208 pages
...and the tears. the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. "Tis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath ; From the...the shroud — Oh why should the spirit of mortal be proud 1 PAERHASIUS. PAERHAsitrs stood, gazing forgetfully Upon the canvas. There Prometheus lay,... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1869 - 452 pages
...and the tear, the song and the dirge, Shall follow each other, like surge upon surge. "Pis the wink of an eye, 'tis the draught of a breath, From the...From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud — Ob, why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? THE OCEAN— AN IMAGE OF ETERNITY. (From Childe... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...And the smile and the tear, the song and the dirge, Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud, Oh ! why should the spirit of mortal be proud ? HYMN. 0. S. «. "We, which do believe, have entered into rest! " Aye, now ! though round... | |
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