 | 1821 - 488 pages
...thy rest shall be, Oh ! many a weary wight, , Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee, little tender nursling ! Flee to thy grassy...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace ! peace ! the little bosom Labours with short'ning... | |
 | England - 1821 - 818 pages
...thy rest shall be. Oh ! many a weary wight, Weary ot life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee little tender nursling ! Flee to thy grassy nest...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace ! peace ! the little bosom Labours with short'ning... | |
 | Scotland - 1821 - 618 pages
...tender nursling ! Flee to thy grassy nest ; There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace ! peace ! the little bosom Labours with short'ning breath— Peace ! peace ! that tremulous sigh Speaks his departure nigh —... | |
 | Arminianism - 1822 - 872 pages
...thy rest shall be : Oh! many a weary wight, Weary of life and light, Would fain He down with thec. Flee, little tender nursling, Flee to thy grassy nest...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace ! peace ! the little bosom Labours with short'ning... | |
 | John Watson DALBY - 1822 - 202 pages
...weary wight, Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee, little tender nurseling ! Flee to thy grassy nest ; ' . , ' There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow ;. ••• , • Shall fall upon thy breast." Anm. FAIR fruit of an ill-fated love!... | |
 | Brief memoirs - 1822 - 140 pages
...tender nursling, Flee to thy sjrnssy nest ; There the first flow'rs shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace ! peace ! the little bosom Labours with shortening breath i Peace ! peace ! that tremulous sighi Speaks his departure nigh ; Those... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1823 - 400 pages
...thy rest shall be. Oh ! many a weary wight, Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down wilH tbee. Flee, little tender nursling! Flee to thy grassy nest...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace! peace! the little bosom Labours with shorfning breath... | |
 | Tobias Merton (pseud) - 1826 - 550 pages
...thy rest shall be Oh ! many a weary wight, Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee, little tender nursling ! - ' Flee to thy grassy...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow •Shall fall upon thy breast. ::Pea&f-jttacei thrtittleljosoni .... Labours with shortening... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 430 pages
...thy rest shall be ! Oh ! many a weary wight, Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee little tender nursling ! Flee to thy grassy nest...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace! Peace! The little bosom Labours with shortening breath... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 422 pages
...rest shall be ! Oh ! many a weary wight, , , Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee little tender nursling ! Flee to thy grassy nest...There the first flowers shall blow, The first pure flake of snow Shall fall upon thy breast. Peace ! Peace ! The little bosomLabours with shortening breath... | |
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Not on thy mother's breast Henceforth shall be thy rest, But with the quiet dead. Yes — with the quiet dead, Baby, thy rest shall be ! Oh ! many a weary wight, Weary of life and light, Would fain lie down with thee. Flee little tender nursling ! Flee... 
