 What do we give to our beloved? A little faith all undisproved, A little dust to overweep, And bitter memories to make The whole earth blasted for our sake : He giveth His beloved, sleep.  Littell's Living Age - Page 301853Full view - About this book
 | John Wilson - 1842 - 380 pages
...giveth His beloved, sleep.' " What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith all uridisproved — A little dust, to overweep — And bitter memories,...The whole earth blasted for our sake ! ' He giveth ffis beloved, sleep.' " ' Sleep soft beloved !' we sometimes say, But have no tune to charm away Sad... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Ballads, English - 1844 - 188 pages
...light the brows ? — '^ V ' " He giveth His beloved sleep." ^ )' What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, all undisproved — A little dust, to...charm away Sad dreams that through the eyelids creep : G\ But never doleful dream again (ft dt Shall break the happy slumber, when £ 1 ' VI r " He giveth... | |
 | English essays - 1844 - 742 pages
..." He giveth his beloved sleep." What do we give to our beloved . A little faith, not all unproved, A little dust to overweep, And bitter memories to...Sleep soft, beloved ! we sometimes say, But have no power to chase away Sad dreams that through the eyelids creep; But never doleful dreams again Shall... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...crown, to light the brows ? — " He giveth ffts beloved sleep." What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, all undisproved — A little dust, to...doleful dream again Shall break the happy slumber, when " He giveth His beloved sleep." ss O earth, so full of dreary noises ! O men, with wailing in... | |
 | Augustus Charles Thompson - Consolation - 1845 - 294 pages
...do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, not all improved, — A little dust, to over weep, — And bitter memories, to make The whole earth blasted...Sleep soft, beloved ! we sometimes say ; But have no power to charm away Sad dreams, that through the eyelids creep ; But never doleful dream again Shall... | |
 | 1876 - 818 pages
...the most tender of these strains, that gave Elizabeth Barrett's name a place in many hearts, was on "He giveth His beloved sleep" : — " ' Sleep soft,...sometimes say, But have no tune to charm away Sad dreama that through the eyelids creep ; But never doleful dream again Shall break the happy slumber,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...crown, to light the brows ? — " He giveth His beloved sleep." What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, all undisproved — A little dust, to...doleful dream again Shall break the happy slumber, when O earth, so full of dreary noises ! O men, with wailing in your voices ! O delved gold, the wallers... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...monarch's crown, to light the brows ? " He giveth his beloved sleep ! " What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, all undisproved, — A little dust to..." we sometimes say, But have no tune to charm away SLEEP. Sad dreams, that through the eyelids creep. But never doleful dream again Shall break the happy... | |
 | Baptists - 1847 - 798 pages
...monarch's crown to light the brow ; — " He giveth his beloved sleep !" What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, all undisproved ; A little dust to overweep...doleful dream again Shall break the happy slumber, when " He giveth his beloved sleep." O earth, so full of dreary noises ! O men, with wailing in your... | |
 | George Washington Bethune - English poetry - 1848 - 526 pages
...crown, to light the brows ? — " He giveth His beloved sleep." What do we give to our beloved ? A little faith, all undisproved — A little dust, to...doleful dream again Shall break the happy slumber, when "He giveth His beloved sleep." O earth, so full of dreary noises ! O men, with wailing in your... | |
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