 | Acting drama - English drama - 1839 - 936 pages
...within lUy ivach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught. The voice was ceased ; the person lust; But looking sad and earnest on the waters. By the moon's light 1 «aw, whirl'd louod an< ronnd, A basket : soon I drew it to the bank, And, nesiled curious, there... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...; the person lost : But, looking sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon'ti light I saw, whirled alone, all, all alone, Alouc on a wide wide sea ! And never a saint took pity on My soul in agon Liuly K. Was he alive ? fríe. He was. Lady K. Inhuman that thou art ! How could'st thou kill what... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...within My reach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught. The voice was ceased ; the person lost : in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and whirled round and round, A basket ; soon I drew it to the I auk, And nestled curious there an infant... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...basket; soon I drew it to the bank, And nestled curious there an infant lay. Lady R. Was he alive 1 Pris. He was. lady R. Inhuman that thou art ! How could'st thou kill what waves and tempests spared 1 Pris. I was not so inhuman. Lady R. Didst thou not 1 Anna. My noble mistress, you are moved too much... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...within My reach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught. The voice was ceased; the person lost: But, looking sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon's light I saw, whirled round and round, A basket; soon I drew it to the bank, And nestled curious there an infant... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon's light I saw, whirled round and round, A basket ; soon 1 ake the merit of the whole. Da». If it succeeds. Sir P. Ay ! but Я. Was he alive ! Prit. He was. Lady R. Inhuman that thou art ! How could'st thou kill what waves... | |
 | English drama - 1854 - 836 pages
...ceas'd ; the person lost, But, looking sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon's light I saw, whirled round and round, A basket : soon I drew it to the bank, And, nestled curious, there an infant lay. LadyK. Was he alive? Prii. He wag. Lady R. Inhuman that thou art ! How couldst thou kill what waves... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 608 pages
...within My reach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught. The voice was ceased ; the person lost : But, looking sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon's light I saw, whirled round and round, A basket; soon I drew it to the bank, And nestled curious there an infant... | |
 | English drama - 1859 - 836 pages
...ceas'a ; the person lost, But, looking sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon's light I saw, whirled round and round, A basket : soon I drew it to the...curious, there an infant lay. Lady R. Was he alive 1 Pris. He was. Lady R. Inhuman that them art ! How couldst thou kill what waves and tempests spar'd... | |
 | English Drama (Collections) - 1859 - 828 pages
...within My reach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught. The voice was ceas'd ; the person lost. But, looking sad and earnest on the waters, By the moon's light I saw, whirled round and round, A basket : soon I drew it to the bank, And, nestled curious, there an infant... | |
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At the dead hour of night was heard the cry Of one in jeopardy. I rose, and ran To where the circling eddy of a pool, Beneath the ford, us'd oft to bring within My reach whatever floating thing the stream Had caught. 
