 The hand of the king that the sceptre hath borne, The brow of the priest that the mitre hath worn, The eye of the sage, and the heart of the brave, Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. The peasant, whose lot was to sow and to reap, The herdsman,...  Songs and Ballads of Clydesdale - Page 86edited by - 1882 - 247 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...The eye of the sage, and the heart of the brave, Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. VI. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The...steep, The beggar that wandered in search of his bread, Have faded away like the grass that we tread. * Juit published— a volume of the moit beautiful Sacred... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...The eye of the sage, and the heart of the brave, Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. VI. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The...steep, The beggar that wandered in search of his bread, Hare faded away like the grass that we tread. VII. The saint that enjoyed the communion of heaven,... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pages
...of the priest that the mitre hath worn, The eye of the sage, and the heart of the brave, Are bidden and lost in the depths of the grave. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The herdsman who climb'd with bis goats to the steep, The beggar that wander'd in search of his bread, Have faded away... | |
 | 1832 - 548 pages
...priest that the mitre hath worn, The eye of the sage and the heart of the brave, Are bidden and tort in the depths of the grave. The peasant whose, lot...to the steep. The beggar that wandered in search of bis bread, Hare (ailed away like the grass that we tread. The saint that enjoyed the communion of heaven,... | |
 | Alexander Campbell, Charles Louis Loos - 1838 - 540 pages
...unforgiveu, The wise and the foolish, the guilty and just, Have quietly mingled their bones in the dust. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The herdsman that climb'd with his goats up the steep, The beggar who wander'd in search of li s ureud, Have faded... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pages
...depths of the grave. /;.. .;.;., .:.":.:. ::'.T.." .;;•.;;":.:'.' O o' o o 0 0 0 0000000 MORTALITY. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The...who climbed with his goats to the steep, The beggar who wander'd in search of his bread, Have faded away like the grass that we tread. The saint who enjoy'd... | |
 | William Knox - 1847 - 240 pages
...and together be laid ; And the young and the old, and the low and the high} Shall moulder to dust, and together shall lie. The child that a mother attended...steep, The beggar that wandered in search of his bread, Have faded away like the grass that we tread. The saint that enjoyed the communion of Heaven, The sinner... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 pages
...minds of the living erased. The hand of the king who the sceptre hath borne, The brow of the priest who the mitre hath worn, The eye of the sage and the heart...who climbed with his goats to the steep, The beggar who wandered in search of his bread, Have faded awuy like the grass that we tread. WILLIAM KNOX. The... | |
 | Joshua Leavitt - 1850 - 324 pages
...the memory of those who beloved her and praised, Are alike from the minds of the living erased. 5. The peasant whose lot was to sow and to reap, The herdsman who climbed with the goats to the steep, The beggar who wandered in search of his bread, Have faded away like the grass... | |
 | J Byres Laing - 1852 - 44 pages
...together shall lie. The child that a mother attended and loved, The mother that infant's afl'ection that proved, The husband that mother and infant that...steep, The beggar that wandered in search of his bread, Have faded away like the grass that we tread. Tlic saint that enjoyed the communion of heaven, The... | |
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