A Grandfather's Legacy: Containing a Sketch of His Life and Obituary Notices of Some Members of His Family, Together with Letters from His FriendsH. Polkinhorn, Printer, 1879 - 551 стор. |
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A Grandfather's Legacy: Containing a Sketch of His Life and Obituary Notices ... William Wilson Corcoran Попередній перегляд недоступний - 2015 |
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Сторінка 550 - Who hung with woods yon mountain's sultry brow ? From the dry rock who bade the waters flow? Not to the skies in useless columns tost...
Сторінка 103 - And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Сторінка 273 - Bring flowers, pale flowers, o'er the bier to shed, A crown for the brow of the early dead ! For this through its leaves hath the white rose burst, For this in the woods was the violet nursed ! Though they smile in vain for what once was ours, They are love's last gift. Bring ye flowers, pale flowers ! Bring flowers to the shrine where we kneel in prayer.
Сторінка 549 - Or in proud falls magnificently lost, But clear and artless, pouring through the plain Health to the sick, and solace to the swain. Whose causeway parts the vale with shady rows? Whose seats the weary traveller repose ? Who taught that heaven-directed spire to rise ?
Сторінка 550 - Ross," each lisping babe replies. Behold the market-place with poor o'erspread ! The Man of Ross divides the weekly bread : He feeds yon alms-house, neat, but void of state, Where Age and Want sit smiling at the gate ; Him portion'd maids, apprentic'd orphans blest, The young who labour, and the old who rest. Is any sick ? the Man of Ross relieves, Prescribes, attends, the medicine makes, and gives.
Сторінка 25 - Art is long, and Time is fleeting, And our hearts, though stout and brave, Still, like muffled drums, are beating Funeral marches to the grave.
Сторінка 34 - That an amount sufficient to refund said expenses so incurred be and the same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That...
Сторінка 40 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said party of the first part hath hereunto set his hand and affixed his seal the day and year first above written.
Сторінка 518 - THE harp that once through Tara's halls The soul of music shed, Now hangs as mute on Tara's walls As if that soul were fled. So sleeps the pride of former days, So glory's thrill is o'er, And hearts that once beat high for praise Now feel that pulse no more.
Сторінка 37 - WITNESSETH, that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of One Dollar, lawful money of the United States, to him in hand paid by the said party of the second part, at and before the ensealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt...