 And oh ! those maidens young, Who wrought in that dreary room, With figures drooping and spectres thin, And cheeks without a bloom ; — And the voice that cried, ' For the pomp of pride, We haste to an early tomb ! " ' For the pomp and pleasure of Pride,...  The St. James's Magazine - Page 4671867Full view - About this book
 | Frederick Saunders, Minnie K. Davis - 1899 - 768 pages
...wings, That came and fitted round ; Death, death, and nothing but death, In every sight and sound ! " And oh ! those maidens young, Who wrought in that...bloom ; And the Voice that cried : ' For the pomp pride, We haste to an early tomb ! " ' For the pomp and pleasure of pride, We toil like Afric slaves,... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1901 - 1080 pages
...wings, That came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing but death, In every sight and sound ! ģ ` vNRR c j@ QrX #=}*m |Nw ܭT ӑJߛ {+M; _ d ... Ο XÛ dZ Z "9I[ 9s Ғ T3 d | s $- Ls i lnn ;[ F pleasures of pride We toil like the African slaves, And only to earn a home at last Where yonder cypress... | |
 | George Riddle - 1902 - 648 pages
...came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing but death, In every sight and sound ! "And, O! those maidens young, Who wrought in that dreary room,...'For the pomp of pride, We haste to an early tomb ! J " 'For the pomp and pleasure of pride, We toil like Afric slaves, And only to earn a home at last,... | |
 | George Riddle - 1902 - 656 pages
...came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing but death, In every sight and sound! "And, O! those maidens young, Who wrought in that dreary room,...' For the pomp of pride, We haste to an early tomb ! 490 " 'For the pomp and pleasure of pride, We toil like Afric slaves, And only to earn a home at... | |
 | Charles Peters - 1904 - 360 pages
...that came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing but death, in every sight and sound ! — ' And oh ! those maidens young, who wrought in that dreary room, With figures drooping, as spectres thin, and cheeks without a bloom ; And the voice that cried, " For the pomp of Pride, we... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1906 - 804 pages
...That came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing but death, In every sight and sound ! • And oh ! those maidens young, Who wrought in that..." For the pomp of pride, We haste to an early tomb ! 30 • " For the pomp and pleasure of Pride, We toil like Afric slaves, And only to earn a home at... | |
 | 1915 - 368 pages
...wings, That came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing hut death, In every sight and sound! "And oh ! those maidens young, Who wrought in that dreary room, With fingers drooping and spectres thin, And cheeks without n bloom ; — And the Voice that cried, 'For... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1920 - 802 pages
...came and flitted round, — Death, death, and nothing but death, In every sight and sound ! ' And ^1 I those maidens young, Who wrought in that dreary room,..." For the pomp of pride, We haste to an early tomb ! 30 ' " For the pomp and pleasure of Pride, We toil like Afric slaves, And only to earn a home at... | |
 | Lynn Mae Alexander - 2003 - 266 pages
...generally. In the poem, a wealthy, pampered woman dreams that she is haunted by the ghosts of . . . those maidens young Who wrought in that dreary room, With figures drooping and spectres thin, FIGURE 6.6 "The Work-Room," Kennington, 1907. RAP. And cheeks without a bloom; — And the Voice that... | |
 | 1846 - 812 pages
...the unmarked sorrows of the working world passes before the eyes of a child of pomp and luxury. " ' And oh ! those maidens young. Who wrought in that...the pomp and pleasure of pride. We toil like Afric slaves, And only to earn a home at last, Where yonder cypress waves ;" And then they pointed — I... | |
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