 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," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 478edited by - 1839Full view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 500 pages
...It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens...gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath,... | |
 | 1850 - 560 pages
...Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Beaper said, and smiled; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. « 3 " They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints upon their garments... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 462 pages
...It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, " They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints, upon their garments... | |
 | Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851 - 398 pages
...; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these dowrets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens...gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord hath need of these flowrets gay," The Heaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are...gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. O not in cruelty, not in wrath,... | |
 | 1851 - 526 pages
...Paradise He bound them in his sheaves* " My Lord has need of the flowrets gay," The Reaper said, end smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where...gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should rind them all again In the fields of light above. 0, not in cruelty, not in wrath,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; " Dear tokens of...by my care ; And saints, upon their garments white, And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love; She knew she should find them... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1851 - 964 pages
...these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again. 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." Oh! what have we looked on since last we met ? We have seen disease, desolation, and death—anxious... | |
 | Gems - 1851 - 206 pages
...It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flow'rets gay," The reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, " Where once He was a child. " They shall all bloom in fields of light, " Transplanted by my care ; " And saints,... | |
 | lady Avice (fict. name.) - 1851 - 336 pages
...Straight is the line of Duty ; Walk by the last, and thou shall see The other ever followeth thee !" " And the mother gave in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should meet them all again, In the fields of light above." LONGFELLOW. AVICE, too, had... | |
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