| William Leask - 1859 - 368 páginas
...then, •• , • That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow ! " I remember, I remember ' , The fir. trees dark and...childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I 'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy." Isn't that pathetic ? LEONARD. — It is. I never... | |
| 1982 - 348 páginas
...now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow . I remember , I remember The fir-trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops...I'm farther off from Heaven Than when I was a boy . 438. A PRAYER FOR MOTHER Lord Jesus , Thou hast known A mother's love and tender care; And Thou wilt... | |
| Ralph F. Voss - 1989 - 344 páginas
...his later works, his title indicates his theme and comes from favorite lines of poetry: "But now't is little joy / To know I'm farther off from heaven / Than when I was a boy" ("I Remember, I Remember," Thomas Hood, 17991845) Inge wrote Farther off from Heaven in about three... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 páginas
...his legs, So he laid down his arms. (1. 1 -4) BXAP; EnRP; FaBoCo; NA; NOBL / Remember, I Remember 5 , at night, You saw the taper shining. (1. 1 1—12) BeLS; EnRP; GTBS; GTBS-P Marmion 18 further off from Heaven Than when I was a boy. (1. 25—32) BLPA; CH; ELP; EnRP; FaBoBe; FaBV; FaFP;... | |
| Raymond A. Young - 1995 - 550 páginas
...Zone. This theme is reinforced by the epigraph from Thomas Hood that precedes the narrative itself: I remember, I remember The fir trees dark and high;...I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. After leaving Clarksville for Dallas, Humphrey attended public schools and Southern Methodist University,... | |
| Martin Gardner - 1995 - 212 páginas
...pools could hardly cool The fever on my hrow! I rememher, I rememher, The fir trees dark and high; It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy...know I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a hoy. MARY (BOTHAM) HOWITT (1799-1888) Hownr and her hushand William were two of the mosl famous, most... | |
| Bert Almon - 1998 - 490 páginas
...their child. He uses one stanza from Hood as epigraph to the book, using capital letters for emphasis: I REMEMBER, I REMEMBER THE FIR TREES DARK AND HIGH;...I'M FARTHER OFF FROM HEAVEN THAN WHEN I WAS A BOY. The phrase, "I Remember," fits the memoir very well. Humphrey's memory of Clarksville, though fallible,... | |
| Michael Seed - 2000 - 194 páginas
...in feathers then, That is so heavy now, And summer pools could hardly cool The fever on my brow. 4. I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high;...I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. I wish you well in your efforts to raise fund for your two charities and I am delighted to give you... | |
| Fred Sedgwick - 2000 - 234 páginas
...And summer pools could hatdly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember, The tir trees datk and high; I used to think their slender tops Were...the sky. It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis lirtle joy To know I'm fatther oft trom Heaven Than when I was a boy. Thomas Hood This is a valuable... | |
| 1956 - 356 páginas
...Remember, I Remember', Thomas Hood wrote with wistful pathos: I remember, I remember The fir-trees dark and high; I used to think their slender tops...close against the sky. It was a childish ignorance 240 But now 'tis little joy To know, I'm farther off from heaven Than when I was a boy. If we think... | |
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