But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here ; But the old three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that,... Poems - Seite 86von Oliver Wendell Holmes - 1861 - 286 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Park Benjamin, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Osborne Sargent - 1833 - 114 Seiten
...lady — she is dead Long ago; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But the old three cornered hat, And the breeches — and all that Are so queer ! And if I should live to be The... | |
| 1836 - 418 Seiten
...lady, she is dead, Long ago,— That he had a Roman nose, And his check was like a rose In the snow. " But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer !" or this, of a girl's losing her lover : ' Down fell that pretty innocent as falls a... | |
| 1836 - 268 Seiten
...dead Long ago; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was Eke a rose In the snow. But now his tfose is thin, And it rests upon his- chin Like a staff, And a crook is in his buck; And a melancholy crack In his laugh, I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here, But... | |
| 1836 - 694 Seiten
...lady — she is dead Long ago ; That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. " But now his nose is thin. And it rests upon his chin Like a stall', And a crook is in his back, And a melancholy crack In his laugh. " I know it is a sin For me... | |
| 1836 - 706 Seiten
...lady — she is dead Long ago ; That he hada Roman none, And his cheek was like a rose In tbe snow. ' But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin Like я *tafT; And a crook ie in his back, And a melniicholy crack In hie luugh. 'I know it is a sin Forme... | |
| 1839 - 204 Seiten
...lady ! she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. " But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are so queer ! " And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree, In the spring, Let them smile,... | |
| William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1839 - 368 Seiten
...she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose III tiit- зiWW.' I know it is a sin For me to sit and grin At him here...three-cornered hat, And the breeches, and all that, Are to guter l We should like to know the whereabouts of the mysterious Mrs. '**•, and why this anonyo... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 304 Seiten
...Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose In the snow. 136 THE LAST LEAF. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...three-cornered hat, And the breeches — and all that Are so queer ! * ^ And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree „ 'm In the spring —... | |
| John Keese - 1840 - 302 Seiten
...— Poor old lady ; she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was like a rose But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...three-cornered hat, And the breeches — and all that Are so queer ! And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring — • Let them... | |
| 1841 - 376 Seiten
...lady ; she is dead Long ago — That he had a Roman nose, And his cheek was liie a rose In the snow. But now his nose is thin, And it rests upon his chin...three-cornered hat, And the breeches— and all that, Are so queer ! And if I should live to be The last leaf upon the tree In the spring — Let them smile... | |
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