...half our power To eke his living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought him dying when he slept, And sleeping when he died. For when the morn came dim and sad, And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed — he had...

...half our power To eke his living out. Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears our hopes belied ; We thought him dying when he slept, And sleeping when he died. For when the morn came dim and sad. And chill with early showers, His quiet eyelids closed — be had...

...went in his sleep ; and we might have said with the poet, who will forgive the slight change : " ' We thought him dying when he slept, And sleeping when he died.' " 438 MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY. [JuNE, JUNE MEETING, 1892. THE stated meeting was held on Thursday,...

...moments I doubted the accuracy of my senses. The President's worn face changed but little in death. ' We thought him dying when he slept, And sleeping when he died.' "I cannot describe that scene. The vital spark had gone. No human skill or courage of heart could longer...

...death-chamber of his friend, George Brown : " Our very hopes belied our fears, Our fears, our hopes belied ; We thought him dying when he slept, And sleeping when he died. " He died at ten minutes to one, and in a few hours the sun shone through an unclouded sky to kiss...

...contrary to the expectations of his family and friends. We might apply to him the words of the poet — We thought him dying when he slept, And sleeping when he died. In this case God certainly heard and answered the prayers of His Church, and added nearly eight years...