 | Book - Children's poetry, English - 1858 - 124 pages
...day or night myself I make, Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake, With me 't were always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn...let not what I cannot have, My cheer of mind destroy ; While thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. Cibber. THE WOOD-MOUSE. Do ye know the... | |
 | John Guy (Schoolmaster.) - 1858 - 248 pages
...warm, but how can he Or make it day or night? My day or night, myself I make, Whene'er I sleep or play: And could I ever keep awake, With me 'twere always...With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless wo; But, sure with patience I can bear, A loss I ne'er can know. Then let not, what I cannot have My... | |
 | English poetry - 1890 - 366 pages
...warm, but how can he Or make it day or night 2 My day or night myself I make Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake With me 'twere always...destroy : Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although a'poor blind boy. ^. Cibber i cxx ON A FAVOURITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD FISHES 'Twas on a lofty... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1861 - 356 pages
...ever keep awake With me 'twere always day. My day or night myself I make Whene'er I sleep or play ; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe ; Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pages
...warm, but how can he Or make it day or night. My day or night myself I make, Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake, With me 'twere always...thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. John Dryden. Born 1631. Died 1700. ALEXANDER'S FEAST, OR, THE POWER OF MUSIC. 'TwAs at the royal feast... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1862 - 372 pages
...warm, but how can he Or make it day or night ? My day or night myself I make Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake With me 'twere always...thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. C. Cibber LXX FALSE FRIENDS-LIKE When I was still a boy and mother's pride, A bigger boy spoke up to... | |
 | John Laurie Blake - 1862 - 236 pages
...but how can he Or make it day or night ? My day or night myself I make, Whene'er 1 sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake, With me 'twere always...With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless wo ; But sure, with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know. Then let not what I cannot have My... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 982 pages
...My day or night myself I make Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake With me 't were always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn...thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. C. Cibber ON A FAVOURITE CAT, DROWNED IN A TUB OF GOLD FISHES ยป'-p WAS on a lofty vase's side JL Where... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - Children's poetry - 1863 - 390 pages
...My day or night myself I make Whene'er I sleep or play ; And could I ever keep awake With me 't were always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn...thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. C. Gibber FALSE FRIE\DS-LIKE WHEN I was still a boy and mother's pride, A bigger boy spoke up to me... | |
 | Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
...me 'twere always day. THE CHILD'S FIUST GRIEF. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my helpless woe ; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er...thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. COLLEY GIBBER. cxxn THE CHILD'S FIRST GRIEF. " Oh, call my brother back to me ! I cannot play alone... | |
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twere always day. With heavy sighs I often hear You mourn my hapless woe ; But sure with patience I can bear A loss I ne'er can know. Then let not what I cannot have My cheer of mind destroy : Whilst thus I sing, I am a king, Although a poor blind boy. 
