 THE night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking silently, All silently, the little moon Drops down behind the sky. There is no light in earth or heaven, But the cold light of stars ; And the first watch of night is given To the red planet Mars.  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 751839Full view - About this book
 | Epes Sargent - 1853 - 348 pages
...they have bought A mansion incorruptible. Would they could have stayed with us ! THE LIGHT OP STARS. THE night is come, but not too soon ; And, sinking...light in earth or heaven, But the cold light of stars ; . L 152 SELECTIONS IN POETRY. Is it the tender star of love, — The star of love and dreams ? O... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 504 pages
...that day ; 'T was an angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. THE LIGHT OF STARS. THE night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking...light in earth or heaven, But the cold light of stars ; Is it the tender star of love ? The star of love and dreams ? O no ! from that blue tent above, A... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - 1854 - 336 pages
...from Pleasure, there to dwell with Happiness, Virtue, and the Gods. THE LIGHT OF STARS. LONGFELLOW. THE night is come, but not too soon, And sinking silently,...first watch of night is given To the red planet Mars. Is it the tender star of love ? The star of love and dreams ? Oh no ! from that blue tent above, A... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1855 - 462 pages
...life and its trials, is beautifully elucidated in a charming little poem, called THE LIGHT OF MAES. The night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking...first watch of night is given To the red planet Mars. Is it the tender star of Love ? The star of Love and dreams ? О no ! from that blue tent above A hero's... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 pages
...came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. THE LIGHT OF STARS. THE night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking...first watch of night is given To the red planet Mars. Is it the tender star of love ? The star of love and dreams? Oh, no ! from that blue tent above, A... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 pages
...angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. THE LIGHT OF STARS. THE night is come, hut not too soon; And sinking silently, All silently,...first watch of night is given To the red planet Mars. Is it the tender star of love? The star of love and dreams? Oh, no! from that blue tent above, A hero's... | |
 | Charlotte Phillips - 1855 - 188 pages
...Seasons of bitter woe Hear spirit voices low . Calling us hence. KATE BAKLAND. THE LIGHT OF STARS. THE night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking...light in earth or heaven, But the cold light of stars ; Is it the tender star of love '! The star of love and dreams t O no ! from that blue tent above,... | |
 | Robert Edgar Hughes - 1855 - 394 pages
...sand ; the gun-boats of the second-class resemble our own. CHAPTER VII. THE BOMBARDMENT. " There IB no light in earth or heaven, But the cold light of...watch of night is given To the red planet, Mars." THE night fell, and the buzz of hope and expectation ceased; to-morrow, was the last word on every... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1855 - 440 pages
...start, but the fluttering heart Is soothed, and soften'd, and calm. THE LIGHT OF STARS. By LONGFELLOW. THE night is come, but not too soon ; And sinking...silently, the little moon Drops down behind the sky. And the first watch of night is given To the red planet Mars. There is no light in earth or heaven,... | |
 | Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 pages
...and silenee reign, While ages roll away, and they unehang'd remain. Albert Pike. The night has eome, but not too soon ; And sinking silently, All silently, the little moon Drops down behind the sky. Longfellow's Poems. Sleep ehains the earth ; the bright stars glide on high, Filling with one effulgent... | |
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