In she plunged boldly, No matter how coldly The rough river ran, Over the brink of it, — Picture it, think of it, Dissolute Man ! Lave in it, drink of it, Then, if you can ! Take her up tenderly, Lift her with care ; Fashioned so slenderly, Young, and... Nepenthe: A Novel - Page 252by Lydia M. Millard - 1864 - 323 pagesFull view - About this book
| Emma Sheppard - Charity - 1809 - 104 pages
...light From window and casement, From garret to basement, She stood, with amazement, Houseless by night. The bleak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver...life's history, Glad to death's mystery Swift to be hurl'd— Anywhere, anywhere Out of the world ! In she plunged boldly No matter how coldly The rough... | |
| Religion - 1853 - 1142 pages
...by misery and by guilt. When life can but perpetuate bitter memories, the wretched rush from it, " Mad from life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Swift to be hurled, Any where, any where, Cut of the world." * And not alone the desolate and broken hearted. But those... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1847 - 892 pages
...intellect seem to bo dead, but to us how unspeakably dear!) might perpetuate the name of Hood : "The Weak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver, But not the dark arch, Nor the hkiclt flowing river; Mad from life's history — Glnd to death's mystery . Swift to he hurled,... | |
| Fashion - 474 pages
...casement, From garret to basement, She stood with amazement, Houseless by night 1 " The bleak winds of March Made her tremble and shiver, But not the...mystery Swift to be hurled — Anywhere — anywhere Out of the world!" Is not that brief expression " anywhere, anywhere, out of the world," the consummation... | |
| Fashion - 742 pages
...awfully true words of Hood thrill me now, when I remember that moment — " The bleak winds of March Hade her tremble and shiver ; But not the dark arch, Or...history, Glad to Death's mystery Swift to be hurled, Auywhere ! anywhere out of the world!" I got up from my seat, I walked slowly but unwaveringly towards... | |
| American literature - 1846 - 608 pages
...basement, She stood with amazement, Houseless by night. " The bleak wind of March Made her tremble nnd shiver; But not the dark arch, Or the black flowing river: Mad from fife's history, Glatl to death's mystery Swift to be hurl'd — Any where, nny where Out of the world... | |
| Thomas Hood - 1845 - 442 pages
...light From window and casement, From garret to basement, She stood, with amazement, Houseless by night. The bleak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver...life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Swift to be hurl'd— Anywhere, anywhere Out of the world ! In she plunged boldly, No matter how coldly The rough... | |
| Thomas Hood - English literature - 1845 - 434 pages
...light From window and casement, From garret to basement, She stood, with amazement, Houseless by night. The bleak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver...life's history, Glad to death's mystery, Swift to be hurl'd— Anywhere, anywhere Out of the world ! In she plunged boldly, No matter how coldly The rough... | |
| Great Britain - 1845 - 656 pages
...fall; now hurrying God knows whither — perhaps to her garrethome— perhaps, wanting that, to the River — '' Mad from life's history* Glad to death's mystery Swift to be hurled — Any where — any where Out of the world I " As the thought crossed my mind, I turned shuddering,... | |
| Henry Clapp - American literature - 1846 - 228 pages
...From window and casement, From garret to basement, She stood, with amazement, Houseless, by night. The bleak wind of March Made her tremble and shiver;...mystery, Swift to be hurled,— Anywhere, anywhere Out of the world! In she plunged boldly,— No matter how coldly The rough river ran,— Over the brink... | |
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