 Even in its very motion there was rest ; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem, methought, of the departed soul, To whose white robe the gleam of bliss is given ; And by the breath of mercy made...  The People's Magazine - Page 511834Full view - About this book
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll.) - 1853 - 194 pages
...floated slow ! Even in its very motion there was rest ; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem,...peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies. in. A Comparison. The lapse of time and rivers is the same. Both speed their journey with a restless... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...loves to dwell E'en in its very motion there was rest; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem,...the eye of faith it peaceful lies, And tells to man hia glorious destinies. AMELIA OI'IE, 1771. MRS. AMELIA OPIE was a daughter of Dr. Ahlerson, an eminent... | |
 | 1853 - 618 pages
...floated slow, E'en in its very motion there was rest ; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem,...to roll Right onward to the golden gates of heaven. While to the eye of faith it peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies." There is a hope... | |
 | Henry Stephens - Agriculture - 1853 - 854 pages
...motion there was rest; Emblem, methouglit, of the departed soul, To whose white robe the gleam of light is given ; And, by the breath of mercy, made to roll Right onward to the golden gates of heaven, And tell to man his glorious destinies." Where to the eye of faith it peaceful lies, WILSON. 4341.... | |
 | Sacred poetry - 1854 - 268 pages
...floated slow ! Even in its very motion there was rest ; While every breath of eve that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem,...peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies. HOLY FLOWERS. By MARY Howrrr. Mindful of the pious festivals which our church prescribes, I have sought... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Religious poetry, English - 1854 - 388 pages
...floated slow ; Even in its very motion, there was rest : While every breath of eve that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West. Emblem,...peaceful lies And tells to man his glorious destinies. f atfl frail. 1784. REFLECTIONS OF A SOUL ON DEATH. — A female sitting by a bedside, anxiously looking... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...floated slow, Even in its very motion there was rest, While every breath of eve that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west. Emblem,...peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies J. Wilson. See'st yon light eloud the wind is hurrying by? The eagle 's scarce more rapid in his flight,... | |
 | David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - Elocution - 1854 - 440 pages
...floated slow ; Even in its very motion there was rest; While every breath of eve, that chanced to blow, Wafted the traveller to the beauteous west, — Emblem,...the breath of Mercy made to roll Right onward to the gates of heaven, Where, to the eye of faith, it peaceful lies, And tells to man his glorious destinies.... | |
 | Scottish ballads and songs - 1854 - 606 pages
...floated slow ! Even in its very motion there was rest : While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West. Emblem,...given ; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onwards to the golden gates of Heaven, Where, to the eye of faith, it peaceful lies, And tells to man... | |
 | English poetry - 1854 - 608 pages
...floated slow ! Even in its very motion there was rest : While every breath of eve that chanced to blow Wafted the traveller to the beauteous West. Emblem,...given ; And by the breath of mercy made to roll Right onwards to the golden gates of Heaven, Where, to the eye of faith, it peaceful lies, And tells to man... | |
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