 ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to...  The Rhode Island Educational Magazine - Page 228edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...wrapp'd in round waves, Quicken'd with touches of transporting fear. ABOU DEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision rais'd its head. And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, " The names of those who love... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...touches of transporting fear. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANOEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe inerease !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw,...the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision rais'd its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Aiwwer'd, " The names of those who love... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...like a lily in hloom. An angel, writing in a hook of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem hold And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision rais'd its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, " The names of those who love... | |
 | 1839 - 446 pages
...and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writmg in a book of gold : Exceeding peace had made Ben Adiiem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, " The names of those who love the Lord."... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 282 pages
...from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding...he said, ' What writest thou ? ' The vision raised its head, And with a look, made all of sweet accord, Answered, ' The names of those who love the Lord.'... | |
 | Albany (N.Y.) - 1844 - 104 pages
...lard. Abon Ben Adhcm and th« Angel. Abou Ben Adhcm (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night 1'roin a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight...presence in the room, he said, '' What writest thou 7" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered " The names of those... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1841 - 232 pages
...in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to ihe presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou '!' The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, ' The names of those who love the Lord/... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1844 - 264 pages
...Hunt, p. 172—Lond.ed., 1832. CHAPTER XII. THE BLESSINGS AND DUTY OF PRACTISING THE LAW OF KINDNESS. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...room he said, 'What writest thou?' The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, ' The names of those who love the Lord.'... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1844 - 314 pages
...solitude." Must be some lord of mine,—aye, e'en, perhaps, ( a son. J ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOC BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night...to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thoul"—The vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, "The names... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Recitations - 1844 - 302 pages
...(may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,...said, " What writest thou ?"— The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, " the names of those who love the Lord."... | |
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