...flew on feathers then, Thut is so heavy now, And summer pools will hardly cool The fever on my brow. I remember, I remember, The fir trees dark and high...— I used to think their slender tops Were close «gainst the sky ! It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further oft' from...

...the poet : — " I remember, I remember, The poplars straight and high. I used to think their spiry tops Were close against the sky. •' It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy " To ENOW Fm farther off from heaven Than when I vat a boy" The school days of Frank Mackenzie were marked...

...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...

...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...

...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;...

...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,...

...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...

...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,...

...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...

...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...