 Her bowers are mute, her fountains dry, And ever Fancy's wing Speeds from beneath her cloudless sky To autumn or to spring. Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the old man's rest — But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing calm, is blest....  The Churchman's companion - Page 1401878Full view - About this book
 | Martha Macdonald Lamont - 1854 - 334 lehte
...vigorous, fresh, her own pUst existence, as she recalled it, would have seemed all unreal. CHAPTER XIV. " Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the old man's rest— But middle ago by no fond wile, No soothing calm is blest. Still in the world's hot restless gleam The soul pursues... | |
 | John Keble - 1856 - 406 lehte
...fountains dry, And ever Fancy's wing Speeds from beneath her cloudless sky To autumn or to spring. Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the...her weary task, While vainly for some pleasant dream O shame upon thee, listless heart, So sad a sigh to heave, As if thy SATIOUB had no part In thoughts,... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1856 - 454 lehte
...accustom ourselves to study the summer of life, rather than its spring. Most truly has it been said, — " Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the old man's rest; But middle age by no fond will, No soothing care is blest. " Still in the world's hot, restless gleam, She plies her weary task... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1857 - 366 lehte
...accustom ourselves to study the summer of life, rather than its spring. Most truly has it been said,— " Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the...rest; But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing care is blest. But the true work of life is carried on in this dusty and toilsome time. The careworn,... | |
 | John Keble - 1858 - 392 lehte
...fountains dry, And ever Fancy's wing Speeds from beneath her cloudless sky To autumn or to spring. Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the...her weary task, While vainly for some pleasant dream O shame upon thce, listless heart, So sad a sigh to heave, As if thy SAVIOUR had no part In thoughts... | |
 | ADRIGHOOLE. - 1858 - 258 lehte
...Christian ; and often, with a feeling of self-condemnation, she would repeat these lines — " Oh ! shame upon thee, listless heart, So sad a sigh to...heave ; As if thy Saviour had no part In thoughts that made thee grieve. As if along his lonesome way He had not borne for thee, Sad languor through the summer... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1858 - 528 lehte
...accustom ourselves to study the summer of life, rather than its spring. Most truly has it been said, — " Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the...rest ; But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing cave is blest. " Still in the world's hot, restless gleam, She plies her weary task ; While vainly... | |
 | 1859 - 926 lehte
...how any man can have uttered a sentiment like this, which I find in Keble's Christian Year : — " Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the...rest ; But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing care, is blest." That is a most unlovely picture, and, thank God ! it is not true. If there are no... | |
 | Elizabeth Missing Sewell - 1860 - 200 lehte
...accustom ourselves to study the summer of life, rather than its spring. Most truly has it been said, — " Sweet is the infant's waking smile, And sweet the...rest ; But middle age by no fond wile, No soothing care is blest. " Still in the world's hot, restless gleam, She plies her weary task ; While vainly... | |
 | Daily communion - 1865 - 416 lehte
...for Thine. EVENING: — Am I soothed by the sympathy of Christ \—(Heb. iv. 15.) Oh, shame upon this listless heart So sad a sigh to heave, As if thy Saviour had no part In thoughts that make thee grieve. 267 " With my spirit within me will I seek Thee early." — ha. xxvi. 9. In this valley of sorrow and... | |
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