Come to the bridal chamber, Death! Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the flrst time, her first-born's breath; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form,... American Classical Authors - Seite 77von Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 553 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1846 - 504 Seiten
...rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won; Then saw in death his eyelids close Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, death ! Come to the mother when she feels For the first time her firstborn's breath ; — Come when the blessed seals Which... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1847 - 280 Seiten
...rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come...Death ! Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke,... | |
 | 1847 - 405 Seiten
...when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath ;— Come when the blessed seals Which close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities...Consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; — Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine,—... | |
 | David Bates Tower - 1853 - 426 Seiten
...their proud " hurrah,' And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death ! Come to the mother, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's bread) ; Come when the blessed seals.... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 294 Seiten
...their proud — "hurrah," And the red field was won, Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death ! Come to the mother, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath; Come when the blessed seals, Which... | |
 | Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1851 - 232 Seiten
...rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come...Death ! Come to the mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke,... | |
 | John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 552 Seiten
...mother, when she feels For the first time her first-born's breath ; — Come when the blessed seals Which close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities...consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm; — Come when the heart beats high and warm. With banquet-song, and dance, and w ine,... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1851
...rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come to the bridal chamber, Death ! ' Come to the mother, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath ; — Come when the blessed seals... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 558 Seiten
...rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come...Death ! Come to the mother's when she feels For the first time her first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 558 Seiten
...rang their proud hurrah, Aiid the red field was won ; Then saw in death his eyelids close, Calmly, as to a night's repose, Like flowers at set of sun. Come...Death ! Come to the mother's when she feels For the first time her first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke,... | |
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