 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...  The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Page 246by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 417 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William G. Cambridge - 1855 - 444 pages
...— flowers which were watered with tears ! 0 ! how true it is, " There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is...fireside, howsoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! " And such is life ! — the old must die, and the young may. It seems meet that the aged should... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...But one <loa<l lamb is tlicTcl There is no fireside, howwe'er defended, But has one vacant chair 1 The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The heart of Kachel for her children crying Will not be comforted I Ix!t не be patient! the«c severe affliction*... | |
 | Charles Greenwood - 1855 - 440 pages
...parents who have not contributed to these awful demands : — " There is no flock, however watched and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But hath one vacant chair." Yet, delightful thought, that these loved ones, which have sparkled, been exhaled,... | |
 | John Cumming - 1855 - 302 pages
...There is no fireside, howsoo'er defended, But hath one vacant chair. " The air is full of farewells of the dying, And mournings for the dead; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted." And what does this prove but that sin hath entered, and death by sin? In that... | |
 | Married women - 1855 - 342 pages
...Eternal. CHAPTER IX Tell me who now who has passed away ? For whom is the death-bell tolling, say 1 ANON. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the dead. LONGFELLOW. AND where was Milly ? that she was not there to receive her father's blessing, to hear... | |
 | John Cumming - 1855 - 298 pages
...— the healthiest on earth — that is not penetrated by many a pang. " There is no flock, however tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended, But hath one vacant chair. " The air is full of farewells of the dying, And mournings for the dead ; The... | |
 | John Cumming - 1855 - 390 pages
...shall pass away and all things new shall begin, " There shall be no more farewells to the dying, Or mournings for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will then be comforted. In heaven's great stillness and seclusion, By guardian angels led ; Safe from... | |
 | British history - 1855 - 482 pages
...watched or tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no household, howsoe'er defended. But hath its vacant chair. The air is full of farewells to the dying, And wailing for the dead ; The heart of Rachel, for her children crying, Will not be comforted. Let us... | |
 | 187? - 296 pages
...Englishman. " Yes," replied De Burgh, " it is the common lot. " "There is no flock, however watch'd and tended, But one dead lamb is there ; There is no fireside, howe'er defended, But has one vacant chair.'" "How.ever," continued the old man, clearing his voice,... | |
 | 1855 - 878 pages
...entered into rest in the seventieth year of his age. Hiss BANKS. " There is no flock, however watcbttd and tended, But one dead lamb is there ! There is no fireside, howpoe'er defended, But has one vacant chair ! " Sarah Jane Banks was the eldest daughter of Mr. and... | |
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