| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 страници
...drew her from the sight away, Till pain wrung forth a lowly moan, And half he murmured — ' Is there r greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary...daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb !' 0, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By... | |
| Michael Scott - 1846 - 382 страници
...deep for Mtterance, or the fear of disturbing the dying moments of her lover made her d ' t ' r,b. " O woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and...When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministering anget thou!" Hearing a bustle in the room, Adderfang now spoke, in a low and interrupted voice —... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 282 страници
...drew her from the sight away, Till pain wrung forth a lowly moan, And half he murmured — " Is there none, Of all my halls have nurst, Page, squire, or...blessed water from the spring, To slake my dying thirst ! " Oh, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade... | |
| George Barrell Emerson - 1846 - 614 страници
...poplar leaves when zephyr fans the grove ; " and, best of all, Walter Scott, in his lines, — " Oh, woman ! in our hours of ease Uncertain, coy, and hard...shade By the light quivering aspen made, When pain or sickness rends the brow, A ministering angel thou." The foliage appears lighter than that of most... | |
| Confessions - 1846 - 418 страници
...surgeon ! Unclasp his habergeon !" UNPUBLISHED POEM. " Oh, woman, in our hoars of ease, Inconstant, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade,...quivering aspen made. When pain and anguish wring our brow, A ministering angel thou I" SCOTT'S MARMION. " Oh ! who's had the luck to see Donnybrook... | |
| Confessions - 1846 - 418 страници
...surgeon! Unclasp his habergeon!" UNPUBLISHED POEM. " Oh, woman, in our hours of ease, Inconstant, coy, aad hard to please, And variable as the shade, By the...quivering aspen made. When pain and anguish wring our brow, A ministering angel thou !" SCOTT'S MARMION. " Oh ! who's had the luck to see Donnybrook... | |
| Thomas Chandler Haliburton - 1848 - 566 страници
...favorites : they go down much better than them old-fashioned staves o' Watts. " Oh woman, in our hour of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable...aspen made : When pain and anguish wring the brow, A ministerin' angel thou." If I didn't touch it off to the nines it's a pity. I never heerd you preach... | |
| Walter Scott - 1848 - 754 страници
...drew her from the sight away, Till pain rung forth a lowly moan, And half he murmur'd, — " Is there none, Of all my halls have nurst, Page, squire, or...blessed water from the spring, To slake my dying thirst ! " O, woman ! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade... | |
| Charles Delucena Meigs - 1848 - 716 страници
...husbands had hearts like the nether millstone. Notwithstanding the poet has characterized her as being, " in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please, And variable as the shade By the light trembling aspen made," she is faithful and true. She follows the fortunes of her mate, who has gained... | |
| Mary Matilda Howard - 1850 - 426 страници
...By-the-by, I never very much admired another celebrated description of the sex, by Sir Walter Scott— Oh, woman, in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard...light, quivering aspen made ; When pain and anguish lave the brow, A ministering angel thou ! " A good nurse implies many valuable qualities,'' said Mrs.... | |
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