 | Alexander Dyce - 1825 - 472 Seiten
...foolish child ! how pleas'd was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, And see the lighted windows flame ! To force me home...Rejoice ! rejoice !' still cried the crowd ; My mother answer'd with her tears. ' Why are you crying thus,' said I, ' While others laugh and shout with joy... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 Seiten
...I When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, To see the lighted window's flame! To force me home my mother sought— She could...Rejoice ! rejoice!" still cried the crowd—- My mother answer'd with her tears! .tiJ " Oh ! why do tears steal down your cheeks," Cried I, " while others... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1831 - 250 Seiten
...foolish child ! how pleased was I When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, And see the lighted windows flame ! To force me home...shouts were long and loud, — My mother, shuddering, closed her ears ; " Rejoice ! rejoice !" still cried the crowd — My mother answered with her tears.... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 852 Seiten
...foolish child ! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came. Along the crowded streets to fly, And see the lighted windows flame ! To force me home...could not bear to see my joy ; For with my father's Ufe 'twas bought, And made me a poor orphan hoy. The people's shouts were long and loud. My mother,... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 Seiten
...foolish child 1 how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came. Along the crowded streets to fly, hear to see my joy ; For with my father's life 'twas bought. And made me a poor orphan boy. The people's... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1833 - 150 Seiten
...foolish child! how pleased was I When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, To see the lighted windows flame! To force me home my...bear to see my joy! For with my father's life 'twas brought — And made me a poor orphan boy! 3. The people's shouts were long and loud! My mother, shuddering,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 Seiten
...Nile's proud fight he died— And I am now an orphan boy! 2 Poor, foolish child! how pleased was I She could not bear to see my joy! For with my father's...life 'twas bought— And made me a poor orphan boy! 3 The people's shouts were long and loud! My mother, shuddering, closed her ears; " Rejoice! rejoice!"... | |
 | Flowers - 1835 - 174 Seiten
...foolish child! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, And see the lighted windows flame! To force me home...shouts were long and loud; My mother, shuddering, closed her ears : " Rejoice ! rejoice!" still cried the crowd; My mother answer'd with her tears. "... | |
 | Author of The young man's own book - 1836 - 336 Seiten
...foolish child! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, And see the lighted windows flame ! To force me home...not bear to see my joy, For with my father's life 't was bought, And made me a poor Orphan Boy. The people's shouts were long and loud ; My mother shuddering... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 Seiten
...foolish child ! how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came, Along the crowded streets to fly, And see the lighted windows flame ! To force me home...shouts were long and loud ; My mother, shuddering, closed her ears ; " Rejoice ! rejoice !" still cried the crowd ; My mother answered with her tears.... | |
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Tis want that makes my cheek so pale. Yet I was once a mother's pride, And my brave father's hope and joy ; But in the Nile's proud fight he died, And I am now an orphan boy. " Poor foolish child, how pleased was I, When news of Nelson's victory came,... 
