| James Montgomery - English poetry - 1827 - 198 pages
...wayfaring Man of grief Hath often cross'd me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer " Nay:" I had not power to ask his name,...something in his eye, That won my love, I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread, He enter'd ;—not a word he spake ;— Just perishing for want... | |
| Calvinism - 1827 - 776 pages
...way-faring man of grief, Hath often crossed me on my way; EWho sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer nay; I had not power to ask his name, Whither he went or whence he came; Yet there was something in his eye, That won my love—I knpw not why. • Once when my scanty meal was... | |
| James Montgomery - Australia - 1828 - 288 pages
...wayfaring Man of grief Hath often cross'd me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer, " Nay :" I had not power to ask his...something in his eye, That won my love, I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread, He enter'd ; — not a word he spake; — K 6 Just perishing... | |
| Jabez Burns - 1829 - 378 pages
...wayfaring man of grief Hath often cross'd me on my way, Who sued so hunbly for relief That I could never answer Nay : I had not power to ask his name, Whither he went or whence he came, Yet there was something in his eye That won my love, I knew not why. Once when my scanty meal was spread,... | |
| Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1830 - 512 pages
...wayfaring man of grief Hath often croes'd me on ray way. Who «ued so ЬшпЫу for relief, Thai I could never answer, " Nay : " I had not power to ask his...something in his eye. That won my love, I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread, He enter'd ;—not a word he spake, ;— Just perishing for wont... | |
| English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...wayfaring man of grief Hath often cross'd me on my way, 353 Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer, " Nay : " I had not power to ask his...went, or whence he came, Yet was there something in hi« eye, That won my love, I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread, He enter'd ;—not... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...wayfaring Man of grief Hath often crossed me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer, " Nay :" I had not power to ask his...something in his eye, That won my love, I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread, He entered;—not a word he spake ;— Just perishing for want... | |
| 1840 - 538 pages
...floods were out; it blew Hath often crossed me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer, ' Nay;' I had not power to ask his name,...something in his eye, That won my love, I knew not why. He entered—not a word he spake ; Just perishing for want of bread, Once, when my scanty meal was... | |
| James Montgomery - 1841 - 358 pages
...wayfaring Man of grief Hath often cross'd me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer " Nay :" I had not power to ask his name,...something in his eye That won my love, I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread, He enter'd ; — not a word he spake ; — Just perishing for... | |
| Gems - 1841 - 624 pages
...wayfaring man of grief Hath often crossed me on my way, Who sued so humbly for relief, That I could never answer, "Nay." I had not power to ask his name, Whither He went, or whence He came; Yet there was something in his eye That won my love,—I knew not why. Once, when my scanty meal was spread,... | |
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