The Two Brothers: And Other Poems |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 28
... song , And music manifold of various spells , And the yet sweeter tones of flattering hope , Whispering of peace and pleasures without fail , Smiled at my fears , and ask'd me tauntingly , If I too smiled not . But a deeper voice Like ...
... song , And music manifold of various spells , And the yet sweeter tones of flattering hope , Whispering of peace and pleasures without fail , Smiled at my fears , and ask'd me tauntingly , If I too smiled not . But a deeper voice Like ...
Page 30
... song , Louder and louder pealing ( whether they Wax'd fainter , or its tone the clearer grew ) , Until I seem'd to hear nor lyre nor dance , But only that prophetic wailing ; then My spirit lost all consciousness of earth , And ...
... song , Louder and louder pealing ( whether they Wax'd fainter , or its tone the clearer grew ) , Until I seem'd to hear nor lyre nor dance , But only that prophetic wailing ; then My spirit lost all consciousness of earth , And ...
Page 34
... songs , Το my incredulous gaze seem'd planted now Upon the words — no peace . The course of Time , Its seeming endless cycles , its vast spans , Stretching like new horizons day by day Before a journeying traveller , reaching far ...
... songs , Το my incredulous gaze seem'd planted now Upon the words — no peace . The course of Time , Its seeming endless cycles , its vast spans , Stretching like new horizons day by day Before a journeying traveller , reaching far ...
Page 50
... mute his ear , as though the evening breeze Grew vocal with angelic melodies , The echo of that everlasting song Which swells through all creation . But ere long Back , as athirst for sympathy , he brought His 50 SAMSON .
... mute his ear , as though the evening breeze Grew vocal with angelic melodies , The echo of that everlasting song Which swells through all creation . But ere long Back , as athirst for sympathy , he brought His 50 SAMSON .
Page 52
... song , And Barak captive led captivity along . But when I told how mighty Gideon rose And saved our bleeding country from her foes , Fronting the hosts of darkness and of death , Clad in the panoply of prayer and faith Invincible - it ...
... song , And Barak captive led captivity along . But when I told how mighty Gideon rose And saved our bleeding country from her foes , Fronting the hosts of darkness and of death , Clad in the panoply of prayer and faith Invincible - it ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
angel ask'd Asshur Banningham beauty beneath blessed blue blue heavens bow'd bright brother calm CAMBRIDGE cast Cheltenham College child clouds College Crown 8vo dark death deep dreams dying earth Edition Edward Meyrick Goulburn eternal everlasting Ezek faith Father fear fell fill'd flow'd gazed gloom glory grew grief Hark harp hath heard heart heaven HENRY BICKERSTETH Henry Parry Liddon Hinton Martell holy hour Israel Jesus John Henry Blunt land light lingering lips lonely look'd Lord Merton College morning mother mountains mused night Nineveh o'er OXFORD pass'd peace prayer prophet rise rose Sackville College Samson seem'd shatter'd shore silent skies sleep Small 8vo smile song sorrow soul spake spirit stars stood storm strange sweet tears tell tempest thine things Thou hast thought throne trembling Trinity College unto voice waters Watton waves weary weep wild winds words
Popular passages
Page 253 - I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying: Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undefiled: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night.
Page 294 - After this I saw in the night visions, and behold, a fourth beast, dreadful, and terrible, and strong exceedingly, and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it; and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it, and it had ten horns.