 TEARS, IDLE TEARS Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean. Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more.  The Land We Love - Page 4701869Full view - About this book
 | East India college - 1845 - 620 pages
...distant from our native land, we may some day find how true the song is, — how " Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eye, When thinking of the days that are no more." '• For woman lit not undevelopt man Hut diverse... | |
 | 1848 - 832 pages
...of them sings, the song is sad: " Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In lookin? on the happy Autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. " Fresh as the first... | |
 | Catherine Anne Hubback - 1851 - 926 pages
...accurately described : " Tears — idle tears — I know not what they mean ; Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart and gather to the eyes, In looking o'er the happy autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. ***** " Dear as remembered... | |
 | Lewis Gaylord Clark - Wit and humor - 1852 - 388 pages
...lines of TENNYSON came to mind : ' TEARS, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair, Rise in the heart and gather to the eyes, In looking on the fading autumn fields, And thinking of the days that are no more ! ' There are no two sadder words in... | |
 | 1857 - 494 pages
...exquisite poem is well known : " Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean ; Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking ou the happy Autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. Fresh as the first beam glittering... | |
 | American literature - 1859 - 528 pages
...last long poem, "The Princess:" Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depth of some divine despair Rise in the heart, and gather to the eves, In looking on the happy Autumn-fields, And thinking of the days that are no more. Fresh as the... | |
 | 1867 - 878 pages
...scene in dismay. To be continued. ' TEAES, IDLE TEAES : " A COMMENTAEY. BY GEORGE GROVE. "Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depths of some divine despair Eisc in the heart, and gather to the eyes, In looking on the happy Autumn-fields, And thinking of the... | |
 | 1861 - 858 pages
...he has never since equalled. We allude, more particularly, to the lines commencing— " Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean, Tears from the depths of some divine despair," &o., lines which, in our estimation, stand unequalled for imaginative vigour, and a pathos " too deep... | |
 | Literature - 1863 - 888 pages
...side of the uncharigeful sea. Tears, idle tears, I know nui what they mean — tears from the depth of some divine despair, rise in the heart and gather to the eyes, whenever this odour greets mcC and even Latin verserefuses to purform its critical function. 306 307... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1863 - 432 pages
...side of the unchangeful sea. Tears, idle tears, I know not what they mean — tears from the depth of some divine despair, rise in the heart and gather to the eyes, whenever this odour greets me, and even Latin Terse refuses to perform its critical function. ' There... | |
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