And anon there breaks a sigh, And anon there drops a tear, From a sorrow-clouded eye, And a heart sorrow-laden; A long, long sigh For the cold strange eyes of a little Mermaiden And the gleam of her golden hair. Come away, away, children; Come, children,... Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3431849Full view - About this book
 | 1849 - 778 pages
...light of the sun.' And so she sings her fill. Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...heart sorrow-laden, A long, long sigh. For the cold, strange eyes of a little mermaiden, And the gleam of her golden hair. But, children, at midnight, When... | |
 | 1849 - 844 pages
...most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. Shesteals to the window, and looks at the sand ; And over the...drops a tear, From a sorrow-clouded eye. And a heart sorrow -laden, A long, long sigh, For the cold strange eyes of a little Mermaiden, And the gleam of... | |
 | 1849 - 812 pages
...whizzing wheel stands still. She iteab to the window, and looks at the sand ; And over the snnil tit the sea ; And her eyes are set in a stare; And anon...drops a tear, From a sorrow-clouded eye, And a heart sorrow laden, A long, long sigh, For the cold strange eyes of a little Hermaiden, And the gleam of... | |
 | 1849 - 822 pages
...light of the son.' And so she sings her fill, K Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...sand ; And over the sand at the sea ; And her eyes tiro set in a atere ; And anon there breaks a sigh, And anon there drops a tear. From a sorrow-clouded... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1853 - 298 pages
...light of the sun." And so she sings her fill, Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...heart sorrow-laden, A long, long sigh. For the cold strange eyes of a little Mermaiden, And the gleam of her golden hair. Come away, away children. Come... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1853 - 566 pages
...will be times when she will Steal to the window and look at the sand ; And over the sand at the sea ; And anon there breaks a sigh, And anon there drops...heart sorrow-laden, A long, long sigh, For the cold strange eyes of a little mennaiden, And the gleam of her golden hair. Come away, children, come down.... | |
 | 1855 - 922 pages
...light of the sun.' And so she sings her till, Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...heart sorrow-laden, A long, long sigh, For the cold strange eyes of a little Mermaiden, And the gleam of her golden hair. — First Series, p. 17^. Now,... | |
 | Matthew Arnold - 1856 - 348 pages
...light of the sun." And so she sings her fill, Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...heart sorrow-laden, A long, long sigh. For the cold strange eyes of a little Mermaiden, And the gleam of her golden hair. Come away, away children. Come... | |
 | 1857 - 656 pages
...light of the sun ; And so she sings her fill. Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...breaks a sigh, And anon there drops a tear, From a sorrow -clouded eye, And a heart sorrow laden, A long, long sigh — For the cold strange eyes of a... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 pages
...light of the sun.' And so she sings her fill, Singing most joyfully, Till the shuttle falls from her hand, And the whizzing wheel stands still. She steals...breaks a sigh, And anon there drops a tear, From a sorrow clouded eye, And a heart sorrow laden, A long, long sigh, For the cold strange eyes of a little... | |
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