 THERE is no flock , however watched and tended , But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children...  Lyrical gleanings from various authors - Page 41by Lyrical gleanings - 1864 - 128 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Eugenia N. P. Hartwell - American poetry - 1855 - 260 pages
...howsoe'er defended. But hath oue vacant chair. The air is full of groanings for the dying, And farewells for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted." The words most dear to her were, Spring, Mother, Friend, Home, and Heaven. Her writings show wonderful... | |
 | Married women - 1855 - 342 pages
...Eternal. CHAPTER IX Tell me who now who has passed away ? For whom is the death-bell tolling, say 1 ANON. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead. LONGFELLOW. AND where was Milly ? that she was not there to receive her father's blessing, to hear... | |
 | John Cumming - Religion - 1855 - 390 pages
...shall pass away and all things new shall begin, " There shall be no more farewells to the dying, Or mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will then be comforted. In heaven's great stillness and seclusion, By guardian angels led ; Safe from temptation,... | |
 | William G. Cambridge - 1855 - 444 pages
...with tears ! 0 ! how true it is, " There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! " And such is life ! — the old must die, and the young may. It seems meet that the aged should... | |
 | British history - 1855 - 482 pages
...watched or tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no household, howsoe'er defended. But hath its vacant chair. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And wailing for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted. Let us... | |
 | American poetry - 1856 - 352 pages
...above the dark abyss. RESIGNATION. THBRE is no flock however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside howsoe'er defended,...benedictions Assume this dark disguise. We see but dimly thro' the mists and vapors ; Amid these earthly damps What seem to us but sad, funeral tapers May be... | |
 | William M. Thayer - Devotional literature - 1856 - 314 pages
...its surface shine ; But, plunged within the furnace flame, It bends and melts, though still the same. The air is full of farewells to the dying And mournings...be patient ; these severe afflictions Not from the groundnrise ; , But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise. LONGFELLO'W. GOLD... | |
 | William Bacon Stevens - Consolation - 1856 - 370 pages
...no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, howsoe'cr defended, But has one vacant chair !" " The air is...Rachel for her children crying, Will not be comforted !" But is there no comfort for such ? Is there no hope in the coffin where the infant lies ? Is the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1856 - 432 pages
...THE FIRESIDE. I/./' RESIGNATION . THERE is uo flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,...farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The hcai't of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! These severe... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1856 - 660 pages
...though sorely tried ! Resignation. There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,...farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead. 77(6 Golden Legend. Time has laid his hand Upon my heart, gently, not smiting it, But as a harper lays... | |
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