...distinct they say, "Grieve not, my child — chase all thy fears away!" . . My Mother! when I learnt that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears...journey just begun? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unseen, a kiss, Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal smile! it answers...

...abated." And he penned the following lines on that occasion : — " My mother ! when I learned that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears...Wretch even then, life's journey just begun ? Perhaps ihougav'si me, though unit It. a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souts can weep in bliss — Ah, that maternal...

...has passed With me but roughly since I heard thee last. (1. 1—2) 10 My Mother! when I learnt that calm weather Though inland far we be, Our Souls have...hither, (1. 161-164) 83 let the young Lambs bound A (1. 7—10) 1 1 I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away,...

...Shall steep me in Elysian reverie, A momentary dream, that thou art she. My mother! when I learn'd that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears I shed? Hover'd thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then, life's journey just begun? Perhaps thou...

...My mother! when I learn'd that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears 1 shed? Hover'd thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son, Wretch even then,...journey just begun? Perhaps thou gav'st me, though unseen, a kiss; Perhaps a tear, if souls can weep in bliss— Ah that maternal smile! it answers—...

...solaced me. My mother, when I learn'd that thou wast dead, Say, wast thou conscious of the tears 1 shed? Perhaps thou gavs't me, though unfelt, a kiss; Perhaps a tear if souls can weep in bliss. I heard the bell toll'd on thy burial day; I saw the hearse that bare thee slow away. Thy maidens,...