 | Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 páginas
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago : Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain That has been, or may be again ? Whate'er the theme the maiden sunjf . As if her song could have no ending : I saw her singing at... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 páginas
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago. Or is it some uiore humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss or pain, That has been, or may be again ? Whate'er the theme, the maiden sung As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 páginas
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago ; Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, or may be again ? Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending; I saw her singing at her... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1892 - 316 páginas
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago : Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, or may be again ? Whate'er the theme, the maiden sang As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her... | |
 | William Stebbing - 1907 - 428 páginas
...old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago ; Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss or pain, That has been, or may be again ? Whate'er the theme, the Maiden sang As if her song could have no ending ; I saw her singing at her... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1847 - 816 páginas
...word is within the comprehension of a child :— Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain, That has been, or may be again * ' Behold her single in the field, Yon solitary Highland Lass ! Reaping and singing by herself; i-top... | |
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Among the farthest Hebrides. Will no one tell me what she sings ? — Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow For old, unhappy, far-off things, And battles long ago : Or is it some more humble lay, Familiar matter of to-day ? Some natural sorrow, loss, or... 