 | 1839 - 742 pages
...naught but the bearded grain ? He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, And kiss'd their tremulous leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. '' My Lord has need of these flowers gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 174 pages
...bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed...sheaves. My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, The Reaper said, and smiled : Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. They shall... | |
 | 1839 - 596 pages
...back again.' ' Shall I have nought that is fair,' saith he : ' Have nought but the bearded grain ? He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed...the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. ' Sly Lord has need of these flowerets gay,' The Reaper said, and snnl'd : ' Dear tokens of the earth... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1840 - 182 pages
...bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, - He kissed...sheaves. My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, The Reaper said, and smiled ; Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. They shall... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1840 - 178 pages
...grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." •x, He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They... | |
 | HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW - 1841 - 190 pages
...saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 pages
...bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,' The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 282 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kiss'd their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of Paradise...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where ho was once a child. " They... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 284 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kiss'd their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of Paradise...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They... | |
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He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. ' My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, Dear tokens of the earth are they, 
