 Lay a garland on my hearse, Of the dismal yew; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say I died true: My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth!  Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent - Side 198af Washington Irving - 1865 - 504 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Washington Irving - 1888 - 624 sider
...on my hearse, Of the dismal yew, Maidens, willow branches wear, Say I died true. My love was false, but I was firm, From my hour of birth, Upon my buried body lie Rightly, gentle earth. The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind... | |
 | Arthur Henry Bullen - 1889 - 288 sider
...my hearse Of the dismal yew ; Maidens, willow branches bear ; Say, I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth! FICKLENESS. I COULD never have the power To love one above an hour, But my head would prompt mine eye... | |
 | Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer - 1889 - 378 sider
...my hearse Of the dismal yew ; Maidens, willow branches bear — Say I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth ; Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth." Among further funeral customs may be mentioned that of carrying a garland of flowers and sweet herbs... | |
 | Anna Lydia Ward - 1889 - 724 sider
...Wilhelm von Humboldt : Letters to a Female Friend. Vol. ii. No. 18. (Catharine MA Couper, Translator. ) The natural effect of sorrow over the dead is to refine and elevate the mind. 5150 Washington Irving : The Sketch-Hook. Rural Funerals. The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow... | |
 | 1918 - 2030 sider
...on my hearse Of the dismal yew; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say, I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth! John Fletcher [1570-1625] A BALLAD From the " What-d'ye-caU-it " 'TWAS when the seas were roaring With... | |
 | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch - 1918 - 1120 sider
...herse .*•" Of the dismal yew ; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say, I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth ! 01 o. Hymn to Pan CING his praises that doth keep *~^ Our flocks from harn», Pan, the father of... | |
 | Sir Henry John Newbolt - 1922 - 1032 sider
...on my herse Of the dismal yew ; Maidens, willow branches bear ; Say, I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth ! HEAR, YE LADIES HEAR, ye ladies that despise What the mighty Love has done ; Fear examples and be... | |
 | William Thomas Young - 1923 - 328 sider
...4_ga*lan4-en my hearse Of the dismal yew; Maidens, willow branches bear; Say, I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body, lie Lightly, gentle earth. BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER From The Maid's Tragedy, 1619 — 1622 Cynthia to thy power and thee We obey.... | |
 | Sir John Collings Squire - 1924 - 326 sider
...on my herse Of the dismal yew ; Maidens, willow branches bear ; Say, I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth. Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth ! WINE Drink to-day, and drown all sorrow, You shall perhaps not do it to-morrow : Best, while you... | |
 | Mario Praz - 1925 - 542 sider
...on my hearse Of the diurna! yew ; Maidens, willow-branches bear, Say I died true. My love was false, but I was firm From my hour of birth : Upon my buried body lie Lightly, gentle earth. * Christina Rossetti sapeva perfettamente « simulare cupressum ». Oltre che esprimere la limitatezza... | |
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