 As a fond mother, when the day is o'er, Leads by the hand her little child to bed, Half willing, half reluctant to be led, And leave his broken playthings on the floor, Still gazing at them through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By...  Saint Jospeh Medical Herald - Page 1331913Full view - About this book
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1901 - 494 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please him more, —...by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1901 - 964 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, 1 h1 Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | Francis St. John Thackeray, Edward Daniel Stone - 1902 - 324 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please him more,—...by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1902 - 924 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please him more ; So...and by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we g° Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1893 - 924 pages
...wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may away Our playthings one by one, and by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we g° Scarce knowing if we wish to go or Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown transcends... | |
 | Charles Herbert Sylvester - 1903 - 340 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which though more splendid may not please him more ; So...takes away Our playthings, one by one, and by the hand Denrg TBHadswortb Xongfellow Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to stay,... | |
 | Frances Fairfield - 1904 - 42 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please him more; So...by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | Kate Sanborn - 1904 - 386 pages
...repose. They launched their barks upon the gloomy waters, they touched its shore and they were at rest. So Nature deals with us, and takes away Our playthings...by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go, Scarce knowing if we wished to go or stay — Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | James Brady Smiley - 1905 - 358 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which, though more splendid, may not please him more, So...by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
 | 1905 - 642 pages
...through the open door, Nor wholly reassured and comforted By promises of others in their stead, Which though more splendid may not please him more; " So...by the hand Leads us to rest so gently, that we go Scarce knowing if we wish to go or stay, Being too full of sleep to understand How far the unknown... | |
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