John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
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Henry Howard Brownell. (18201872) (continued)
7447 Since what unnumbered year Hast thou kept watch and ward And oer the buried Land of Fear So grimly held thy guard?
The Sphynx.
Jean Ingelow. (18201897)
7448 Crowds of bees are giddy with clover Crowds of grasshoppers skip at our feet, Crowds of larks at their matins hang over, Thanking the Lord for a life so sweet.
Divided.
7449 But two are walking apart forever And wave their hands for a mute farewell.
Divided.
7450 A sweeter woman neer drew breath Than my sonnes wife, Elizabeth.
The High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire.
7451 Man dwells apart, though not alone, He walks among his peers unread; The best of thoughts which he hath known For lack of listeners are not said.
Afterthought.
7452 How short our happy days appear! How long the sorrowful!
The Mariners Cave.
7453 To bear, to nurse, to rear, To watch and then to lose, To see my bright ones disappear, Drawn up like morning dews.
Songs of Seven. Seven times Six.