 We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow to another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings, Nor steep our brows in slumber's holy balm ; Nor harken what the inner spirit sings, "There...  The Williams Quarterly - Seite 2401857Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Stray verses - 1868 - 102 Seiten
...beside my loved one Shall I lie peacefully. 'Sera nimis vita est crastina vive hodie." — MART. " We only toil who are the first of things And make perpetual moan : Still from one sorrow to another thrown." ' From labour health, from health contentment springs."... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1870 - 504 Seiten
...consumed with shaq1 distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone. We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan ; Still from one sorrow to another thrown : There is no joy but calm ! Why should we only toil, the... | |
 | Francis Fisher Broune - 1870 - 524 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress. While all things else have rest from weariness? All things have rest; why should we toil alone ? We only toil who are the first of things. And make perpetual moan. Still from one sorrow to another thrown ; Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings. Nor steep... | |
 | Sabine Baring-Gould - 1870 - 420 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan ; Still from one sorrow to another thrown : There is no joy but calm ! Why should we only toil, the... | |
 | Asahel Clark Kendrick - 1871 - 484 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone ? We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow to another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease our wanderings, Nor steep... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1872 - 498 Seiten
...consumed with sliarp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow to another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings, Nor steep... | |
 | James Baldwin Brown - 1874 - 448 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow To another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings Nor steep... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1874 - 180 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow to another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings, Nor steep... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness? All things have rest : why should we toil alone? We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow to another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings, Nor steep... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1875 - 494 Seiten
...consumed with sharp distress, While all things else have rest from weariness ? All things have rest : why should we toil alone, We only toil, who are the first of things, And make perpetual moan, Still from one sorrow to another thrown : Nor ever fold our wings, And cease from wanderings, Nor steep... | |
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