 | William Drummond, Peter Cunningham - 1833 - 354 pages
...but a harbinger of woe? Thy pleasing notes be pleasing notes no more, But orphans' waitings to the fainting ear, Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws...before : Or if that any hand to touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loss complain. SONNET LXXIV. The only guerdon of my helpless pain ; When I... | |
 | William Drummond, Peter Cunningham - 1833 - 358 pages
...but a harbinger of woe? Thy pleasing notes be pleasing notes no more, But orphans' waitings to the fainting ear, Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws...before : Or if that any hand to touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loss complain. SONNET LXXIV. AH ! handkerchief, sad present of my dear, Gift... | |
 | English poetry - 1833 - 240 pages
...orphan wailings to the fainting ear, Each stop a sigh, each sound draws forth a tear. Be therefore silent as in woods before ; Or if that any hand to touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loss complain. 99 WILLIAM DRUMMOND. SWEET Spring, thou turn'st, with all thy... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 336 pages
...more, But orphans waiiings to the fainting care, Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws forth a teare, For which be silent as in woods before : Or if that any hand to touch thee daigne, Like widow'd turtle still her losse complaino. A PASSING glance, a light'ning "long the skies,... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1836 - 390 pages
...more, But orphans wailings to the fainting eare, Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws forth a teare, For which be silent as in woods before : Or if that any hand to touch thee daigne. Like widow'd turtle still her losse complaine. A PASSING glance, a light'ning 'long the skies,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 294 pages
...thou but a harbinger of woe ? Thy pleasing notes be pleasing notes no more, But orphan wailings to the fainting ear, Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws...before : Or if that any hand to touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loss complain. SIR ROBERT AYTON (1570-1638), was another Scottish poet of... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 342 pages
...thou but a harbinger of woe 1 Thy pleasing notes be pleasing notes no more, But orphan wailings to the fainting ear. Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws...For which be silent as in woods before; Or if that fny hand to 'touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loss complain. SIR ROBERT AYTON (1570-1638),... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English language - 1837 - 338 pages
...thou but a harbinger of woe 7 Thy pleasing notes be pleasing notes no more, But orphan wailings to the fainting ear, Each stroke a sigh, each sound draws...For which be silent as in woods before ; Or if that I'.ny hand to 'touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loss complain. SIR ROBERT AYTON (1570-1638),... | |
 | 1839 - 798 pages
...no more, ili n orphans' waitings to the fainting ear, Each strike a sigh, each sound draws forth R tear ; For which be silent as in woods before: Or if that «ny hand to touch thee deign, Like widow'd turtle still her loos wattplain," The following sonnet,... | |
 | A Montagu Woodford - 1841 - 320 pages
...orphan wailings to the fainting ear; Each stop a sigh, each sound draws forth a tear, Be, therefore, silent as in woods before : Or if that any hand to...deign, Like widowed turtle still her loss complain. ON THE SAME SUBJECT OF HIS LOSS. O IT is not to me, bright lamp of day, That in the east thou show'st... | |
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Voice which did thy sounds approve Which wont in such harmonious strains to flow, Is reft from Earth to tune those spheres above, What art thou but a harbinger of woe? Thy pleasing notes be pleasing notes no more, But orphans... 
