Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the seats of bliss • No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night, No more a tenant... A Year in Europe - Page 159by John Griscom - 1824Full view - About this book
| John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1805 - 686 pages
...following epitaph, which has been beautifully set to music by Dr. Calcott, as a glee for three voices : Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear That mourns...progress to the seats of bliss. No more confin'd to groveling scenes of night. No more a tenant pent in mortal clay ; Now should we rather hail thy glorious... | |
| John Albin - 1806 - 126 pages
...disgrace country churchyards. The following specimens are given. • , 4 ON MRS. ANN BERRY. Forgive, bleat shade, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit from...stay'd thy progress to the seats of bliss. No more confined to grovling scenes of night, No more a tenant pent in mortal clay. Now should we rather hail... | |
| Oxford city, Holywell music room - 1808 - 170 pages
...JEHOVAH'S pow'r, How vain were all I knew ! GLEE. Masters TIDMAN and CARTER, and Mr. LIDDELL. Callcott. Forgive, blest shade, the tributary tear That mourns...have kept thee here, And stay'd thy progress to the scats of bliss. No more confin'd to grov'Iing scenes of night, No more n tenant pent in mortal clay;... | |
| William Bernard Cooke - Isle of Wight (England) - 1813 - 262 pages
...merit, and has been set to music by Dr. Calcott with a singularly plaintive effect : ON MRS. BERRY. Forgive, blest shade ! the tributary tear That mourns...have kept thee here, And stay'd thy progress to the scats of bliss. No more confined to grovelling scenes of night ; No more a tenant, pent in mortal clay,... | |
| English literature - 1814 - 642 pages
...bears. On Mrt. Anne Bury, in Brarttug churchyard, lite of Wight. Forgive, blest shade, the trihuiaiy tear, That mourns thy exit from a world like this;...Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here, And stayed thy progress to the realms of bliss. Nomoreconfin'dtogrovellingscenesofnight, No more a tenant... | |
| New Church gen. confer - 1859 - 602 pages
...he replied "Abundance of peace." " Forgive, dear friend ! the tributary tear That mourns thy transit from a world like this, Forgive the wish that would have kept thee here ; And staid thy progress to the seats of bliss !" CAVE and SEVER, Printers, Palatine Buildings, Hunt's Bank,... | |
| Timothy East - 1817 - 246 pages
...countenance : remained calm, and shortly after it was finished, she heaved a gentle sigh and expired.* Forgive, blest shade ! the tributary tear, That mourns...thee here, And stay'd thy progress to the seats of bliis. No more confin'd to grov'ling scenes of night} No more a tenant pent in mortal clay : Now should... | |
| John Bowdler - Hymns, English - 1821 - 510 pages
...the friend grieves, who saw thy vernal bloom, And here, sad task ! inscribes it on thy tomb. ANOTHER. FORGIVE, blest shade, the tributary tear That mourns...this ; Forgive the wish that would have kept thee herer And stay'd thy progress to the seat of bliss. No more confined to grov'ling scenes of night,... | |
| John GRISCOM - Europe - 1823 - 532 pages
...it is through a perfect Saxon arch. The town of Brading has about 500 inhabitants. The church here is supposed to be the oldest in the Island. The following...mourns thy exit from a world like this : Forgive the wistrthat would have kept thee here, And BtayM thy progress to the seats of bliss. No more confin'd... | |
| Collection - 1823 - 334 pages
...bliss, Thy presence gave to those, who lov'd thee dear. ELIZA STONE, Aged 6 years. Forgive blest shades, the tributary tear, That mourns thy exit, from a world...have kept thee here, And stay'd thy progress to the realms of bliss. MRS. SARAH EDWARDS, Died, 1816; Aged 41 years. Here rests a woman, good without pretence,... | |
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