 Oft, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful hearts now...  Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society - Page 469by Kansas State Historical Society - 1915Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1843 - 368 pages
...tomb now darkly dwells, And hears no more those evening bells ! OFT, IN THE STILLY NIOHT. OrT, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has bound me, Fond...Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1844 - 800 pages
...to me, When smoothly go our gondolets O'er the moonlight sea. OFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHT. (SCOTCH Am.) OFT, in the stilly night, Ere Slumber's chain has...Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years. The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dinim'd and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | 1876 - 844 pages
...night." The second line, " When slumbers chain has bound me," is bad ; but it goes on very sweetly : — Fond memory brings the light Of other days around me, The smiles, the tears, of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken, The eyes that shone now dimmed and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest ! THOMAS MOORE. OFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHT. Ofr, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Fond...Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | English literature - 1845 - 614 pages
...! then come to me, When smoothly go our sondoleu O'er the moonlight sea. OFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHT. OFT, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has...bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days nrourrj me ; The smiles, the tear«, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that... | |
 | Charles Edwards Lester - 1845 - 270 pages
...fireside long ago. And then came back " the light of other days." " The smiles, the tears of childhood's years, The words of love then spoken; The eyes that shone, now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful hearts now broken." And then came stealing down the aisles the solemn... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1846 - 540 pages
...still the fleetest ; All that's sweet was made But to be lost when sweetest ! OFT, IN THE STILLY NIGHT. OFT, in the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has...Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimm'd and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | Noble Butler - English language - 1846 - 276 pages
...silver sounds, so soft, so dear, The list'ner held his breath to hear.— Sir W. Scott. Oft ta the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Fond...Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken; The eyes that shone, Now dimmed and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | Noble Butler - English language - 1846 - 268 pages
...list'uer held his breath to hear.— Sir W. Scotl. Oft In the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain hfis bound me, Fond Memory brings the light Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love then spoken ; The eyes that shone, Now dimmed and gone, The cheerful... | |
 | Noble Butler - English language - 1846 - 268 pages
...tongue — Those silver sounds, so soft, so dear, The list'ner held his breath to hear.— Sir W. Scott, Oft In the stilly night, Ere slumber's chain has bound me, Fond Memory brmgs the light Of other days around me ; The smiles, the tears, Of boyhood's years, The words of love... | |
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