 THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver...  The Drama, Painting, Poetry, and Song: Embracing a Complete History of the ... - Pagina 598di Albert Ellery Berg - 1884 - 718 pagineVisualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 590 pagine
...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... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 718 pagine
...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 —...happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior... | |
 | 1842 - 576 pagine
...his labors to the graver, and thus share in the fame of the poet. 1842.] Longfellow's Poems. 243 " EXCELSIOR. " THE shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulcliion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 144 pagine
...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, Excelsior... | |
 | 1842 - 682 pagine
...shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine vi!!-i<;c passed A youth, who bore, 'midsl snow and ice, A banner with the strange device —...clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue— Ezceliierl In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright; Above the spectral... | |
 | 1842 - 694 pagine
...exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY 11. 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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pagine
...banner with the strange device Excelsior ! 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 ! 9 « In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pagine
...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 pagine
...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, Excelsior... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1843 - 394 pagine
...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... | |
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