| Edwin Hubbell Chapin - Women - 1850 - 230 pages
...had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amid these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life s taper at the close, And keep the flame from wasting by repose ; I _ o* DUTIES OP YOUNG WOMEN. ***** Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 160 pages
...I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skillAround my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as an hare,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 pages
...I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learn'd skillAround my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; O bless'd retirement,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - Irish literature - 1851 - 476 pages
...I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...for pride attends us still — Amidst the swains to shew my book-le.irn'd skill, Around my fire an evemng group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all... | |
| Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pages
...— I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amid these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...repose ; I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amid the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of... | |
| Washington Irving - American literature - 1851 - 402 pages
...— I still had hopes my latest hours to crown, Amid these humble bowers to lay me down j To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...repose ; I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amid the swains to show my book-learn'd skill, Around my fire an ev'ning group to draw, And tell of... | |
| Joseph Johnson - History - 1851 - 620 pages
...collections to any who may have a curiosity to know some of the past events. *" I still had hopes ****** Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I heard — of all I saw." — GOLDSMITH. My children, too, may have some curiosity to hear the traditions... | |
| George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...still had hopes my latest hours to crown, 85 Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learu'd skill, oo Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw... | |
| Biography - 1852 - 372 pages
...still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down, To husband ont life's taper at the close, And keep the flame from...pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all !! felt, of all I saw... | |
| William Spalding - English language - 1853 - 446 pages
...I still had hopes my latest years to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close, And keep the flame...pride attends us still,) Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill ; Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt and all I saw.... | |
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