| Janus - 1826 - 568 pages
...THE GERMAN OF OLUCK. I. METHINKS it were no paiu to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the west ; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like an infant, fall asleep On earth my mother's breast. II. There's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless blue tranquillity.... | |
| Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1827 - 274 pages
...a winter's chill, My cheeks had lurrow'd o'er. 2. Methinks it were no pain to die, On such an eve, when such a sky O'er canopies the west; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, Then, like an infant, fall asleep, On earth, my mother's brea-t. 3. I cannot doff a human fear; I know... | |
| 1827 - 462 pages
...the German of Gluck. . . Methinks it were no pain to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the west ; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like an infant, fall asleep On earth, my mother's breast. There's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless blue tranquillity... | |
| John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 pages
...German of Gotthe. TO DEATH. METHINKS it were no pain to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the West ^ To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like an infant, fall asleep On earth, my mother's breast. There's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless blue tranquillity... | |
| 1828 - 398 pages
...unworthy of such love. ANON. TO DEATH. it were no pain to die On suchan eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the West ; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like an infant, fall asleep On earth, my mother's breast. There's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless blue tranquillity... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1829 - 476 pages
...FROM THE GERMAN OF OLUCK. METHINKS it were no pain to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the west; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like an infant, fall asleep On earth, my mother's hreast. There 's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless blue tranquillity.... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1829 - 424 pages
...THE GERM/VN OF OLUCK. M i. THINKS it were no pain to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the west ; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like an infant, fall asleep On earth, ray mother's breast. There 's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless blue tranquillity.... | |
| 1837 - 536 pages
...tranquillizing Gluck— " Methinks it were no pain to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanopies the west; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like...infant, sink to sleep On earth, my mother's breast. " There's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless, blue tranquillity— Those clouds are living things;... | |
| 1837 - 552 pages
...tranquillizing Gliick— " Methinks it were no pain to die On such an eve, when such a sky O'ercanomes the west; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And, like...infant, sink to sleep On earth, my mother's breast. " There's peace and welcome in yon sea Of endless, blue tranquillity— Those clouds are living things;... | |
| Willis Gaylord Clark - 1844 - 494 pages
...across a sky of the tendei»tiiolet, I have repeated those beautiful lines of Gliick : ^*^ O'ercanopies the West; To gaze my fill on yon calm deep, And like an infant, sink to sleep Methinks it were no pain to die, On such an eve, when such a sky There's peace and welcome in yon sea... | |
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