By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their... Story Hour Readings - Page 169by Ernest Clark Hartwell - 1921Full view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 260 pages
...shapes of shade , — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall , Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on...Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 310 pages
...moving shapes of shade, — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on...Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...and moving shapes of shade, — lhe light ladder, slender and tall, -i highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on...Beneath, in the church-yard, lay the dead In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still, That he could hear, like a sentinel's... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...the moonlight flowing over all. 6 Beneath, in the church-yard, lay the dead lu their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still,...could hear, like a sentinel's tread, The watchful night-wind, as it went Creeping along from tent to tent, And seeming to whisper, " All is well ! "... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 254 pages
...moving shapes of shade, — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on...Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864 - 712 pages
...moving shapes of shade, — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on...Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1865 - 388 pages
...of shade. — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tail, To the highest window in the wall. Where be paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs...Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill. Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1866 - 710 pages
...of shade, — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where be paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Wrapped in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread, The watchful night-wind,... | |
| Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 pages
...moving shapes of shade,— Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen, and look down A moment...roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. 6. Beneath, in the church-yard, lay the dead In their night encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1867 - 144 pages
...moving shapes of shade,— Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on...roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread, The watchful night-wind, as it went Creeping along from... | |
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