 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pągines
...drew near To this last mansion of mankind, Tlie slow sad bell, the sable bier, In holy musing wrapt htonvroug: In the brightM use tho'thousand charms conspire. Her voice is all these, t Each mould'ring bone, Each sculplur'clstone, Strikes mute instruction u» the heart! Now let the sacred... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 pągines
...surplic'd train draw near To this In -t mansion of mankind, The slow sad bell, the sable bier, Inlioly musings wrap the mind ! And while their beam, With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart ; F.ach mouldering bone, Kach sculptur'd stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart ! Now, let the... | |
 | 1817 - 314 pągines
...at a tomb. Lo ! as the surplic'd train draw near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow sad bell, the sable bier, In holy musings wrap the mind! And...With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart, Each mouldering bone, Each sculptur'd stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart. Now let the sacred... | |
 | 1828 - 398 pągines
...drew near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow sad bell, the sable brie, In holy musing wrapt the mind! And while their beam, With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart; Each mould'ring bone, Each sculptur'd stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart! Now let the sacred... | |
 | Emily Taylor - 1839 - 306 pągines
...drew near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow sad bell, the sable bier, In holy musing wrapt the mind ! And while their beam, With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart; Each mouldering bone, Each sculptured stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart! Now let the sacred... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pągines
...draw near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow sad bell, the sable hier,. In holy musings wrapt the mind ! And while their beam, With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart, Each mould'ring bone, Each sculptur'd stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart. Now let the sacred... | |
 | 1850 - 300 pągines
...drew near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow sad bell, the sable bier, In holy musing wrapt the mind ! And while their beam, With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart ; Each mouldering bone, Each sculptured stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart ! Now let the... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 782 pągines
...draw near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow nod bell, the sable bier, In holy musings wrapt Whore Each monld'ring bone, Each sculptured stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart. Now let the sacred... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1876 - 604 pągines
...at a tomb. Lo! as the surpliced train draw near To this last mansion of mankind, The alow sad bell, the sable bier, In holy musings wrap the mind ! And...With trembling stream Attending tapers faintly dart, Each mouldering bone, Each sculptured stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart ! Now let the sacred... | |
 | Edwin O. Chapman - 1884 - 430 pągines
...draw near To this last mansion of mankind, The slow sad dell, the sable bier, In holy musings wrapt the mind ! And while their beam, With trembling stream, Attending tapers faintly dart, Each mould'ring bone Each sculptured stone. Strikes mute instruction to the heart. David Mallet, THE... | |
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Each sculptured stone, Strikes mute instruction to the heart ! Now let the sacred organ blow, With solemn pause, and sounding slow ; Now let the voice due measure keep, In strains that sigh, and words that weep ; Till all the vocal current blended roll,... 