| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 590 pages
...various exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY WH LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast. As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Exceltior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath... | |
| 1842 - 682 pages
...THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine viun.co passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device —...silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue — Ezccljior! In happy homes lie saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright ; Above the... | |
| 1842 - 694 pages
...exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY II. W. LONGFELLOW. • THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath... | |
| 1842 - 544 pages
...world, is too modest to subject his labors to the graver, and thus share in the fame of the poet. " EXCELSIOR. " THE shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pages
...seal ; And that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, In happy... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...the lesson thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, 300 301 EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...seal ; And that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, In happy... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 280 pages
...BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner, with...device, Excelsior! His brow was sad: his eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung, The accents of that unknown... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1843 - 394 pages
...history, so prophetic of her future destiny: •' The shades of Night were falling fast, As through art Alpine Village passed A Youth, who bore, 'mid snow...A banner with the strange device— ' EXCELSIOR!' " ' Beware the Pine tree's withfred branch! Beware the awful avalanche!' This was the Peasant's last... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...PUBLIC aT's 301 EXCELSIOR. Tax shades of night were falling fa*t, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was e beneath Be still, sad heart, and cease repining ; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining ; Thy... | |
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