 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1871 - 1146 pages
...may say in the touching words of Longfellow — " There is no fireside liowso'er defended, But haa one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to...the dying And mournings for the dead. The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted." That is a true picture of the state of things... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - 1830 - 194 pages
...joy. Cf. Part I. Exercise XCIX. 5. EXERCISE XXXI. (Longfellow). There is no flock, however watch'd and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is...the dying, And mournings for the dead : The heart of Eachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ; these severe afflictions... | |
 | 1851 - 592 pages
...one dead lamb is there 1 There's no fireside, howsoe'er defended, Bat has one vacant chair ! The ah- is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachael, for her children crying. Will not be comforted 1 Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions... | |
 | 1856 - 1026 pages
...lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ; The air is fall of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted ? Let ns he patient; these severe afflictions... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pages
...him mingled with every prayer. His heart was at peace, for he had forgiven ! RESIGNATION. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. THERE is no flock, however watched and...the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions... | |
 | 1849 - 620 pages
...As other worlds above ; And if we did our duty, It might be full oflove!" RESIGNATION. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. There is no flock, however watched and...the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions... | |
 | M. A. H. - 1849 - 160 pages
...her too : — " When the wind blows, the blossoms fall; But a good God reigns over all." RESIGNATION. THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But...the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient! These severe afflictions... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1849 - 934 pages
...THKRE is no flock, however watched and tended, Bui one dead lamb is there ! There is no fi se aide, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The...the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel for her children crying Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions... | |
 | 1856 - 1270 pages
...is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howso'er defended, But has one vacant chair. The air is full...the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted. Let us be patient ! these severe afflictions... | |
 | Oliver Wendell Holmes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, James Russell Lowell, John Greenleaf Whittier, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 388 pages
...sympathy with the bereaved widow, and of respect for the illustrious dead. RESIGNATION. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. THERE is no flock, however watched and...the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted ! Let us be patient! these severe afflictions... | |
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THERE is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children... 
