 | Ocean lays - 1864 - 400 pages
...hath fixed her seat, Oft listening, tearful, when the tempests beat With hollow bodings round your ancient walls ; And Pity, at the dark and stormy hour...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry ; Blessed if her aid some fainting Seaman save, And snatch... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Durham (England : County) - 1864 - 430 pages
...list'ning tearful when the wild winds bi-ot With hollow bodings round yon ancient walla : And Pity at I he dark and stormy hour Of midnight, when the moon is...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower. And turns her ear to each expiring cry ; Blest if her aid some fainting wretch might save, And... | |
 | William Falconer - 1866 - 284 pages
...stormy hour Of midnight, when the moon is hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry; Blest if her aid some fainting wretch might save, And snatch hun cold and speechless from the wave." P. 20, 1. 192. But what avails it to record a name. How very... | |
 | John Timbs - Historic buildings - 1872 - 602 pages
...June 24, 1720, bequeathed them for charitable purposes : here " Charity hath fixed her chosen seat ; And Pity at the dark and stormy hour Of midnight,...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry, Blest if her aid some fainting wretch might save, And... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Durham (England : County) - 1873 - 502 pages
...fix'd her chosen seat. Oft list'nlng tearful when the wild winds beat With hollow bodlngs round yon ancient walls : And Pity at the dark and stormy hour...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry ; Blest if her aid some fainting wretch might save, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - American literature - 1876 - 870 pages
...fixed her chosen seat ; Oft listening tearful when the wild winds beat With hollow bodings round your head, he saw tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry, Blest if her aid some fainting wretch might save, And... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - English poetry - 1877 - 290 pages
...hath fixed her seat, Oft listening, tearful, when the tempests beat With hollow bodiugs round your ancient walls; And Pity, at the dark and stormy hour...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry; Blessed if her aid some fainting wretch may save, And... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 294 pages
...hath fixed her seat, Oft listening, tearful, when the tempests beat With hollow bodings round your ancient walls; And Pity, at the dark and stormy hour...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry; Blessed if her aid some fainting wretch may save, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...nxed her chosen seat ; Oft listening tearful when the wild winds beat With hollow bodings round your ancient walls ; And Pity, at the dark and stormy hour...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry. Blest if her aid some fanlting wretch might save, And... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1879 - 864 pages
...hath fixed her seat, Oft listening, tearful, when the tempests beat With hollow bodings round your ancient walls ; And Pity, at the dark and stormy hour...hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost tower, And turns her ear to each expiring cry ; Blessed if her aid some fainting wretch may save, And... | |
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Here charity hath fix'd her chosen seat, Oft listening tearful when the wild winds beat, With hollow bodings round your ancient walls : And pity, at the dark and stormy hour Of midnight, when the moon is hid on high, Keeps her lone watch upon the topmost... 
