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... Class-book of English Poetry - Page 79by English poetry - 1866Full view - About this book
| William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 pages
...nearest to it will then support twenty-five, and the other only five pounds. LESSON XXIII.— WEDNESDAY. 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... | |
| Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...powers divine array him ; Behold ! He does but speak the word, 36. ENCEISIOR. —H. If. Longfsllaw. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falehion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1854 - 504 pages
...like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. EXCELSIOR. THE sjiades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village...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... | |
| James Hamilton - 1854 - 988 pages
...1851) I V-_ v- i - ; .'.•»" c EXCELSIOR: HELPS TO PROGRESS RELIGION, SCIENCE, AND LITEKATUKE. ' The shades of night were falling fast, As through...and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! " LONOf ELLOW. VOL. L NEW YOKE: ADF RANDOLPH, 683 BROADWAY. 1854. LONDON : Printed by G. BAICLAT,... | |
| 1854 - 428 pages
...3 3433 00104262 5 t-—^ ; EXCELSIOR; HELPS TO PROGRESS RELI0ION, SCIENCE, AND LITERATURE, " The shades of night were falling fast, As through...ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior!" VOL n L, LONGFELLOW, LONDON: AMES NISBET AND CO. BERNERS STREET. 1921 LONDON: Printed by G, BAKCLAT,... | |
| John Cumming - 1854 - 296 pages
...restored, and Jesus shall be seen as he is, and we shall be like him. CHAPTER IX. " EXCEL SIOE." " The shades of night were falling fast, As through...A banner with the strange device — 'Excelsior!' " ' Try not the pass,' the old man said, ' Dark lowers the tempest overhead, — The roaring torrent... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - American literature - 1854 - 580 pages
...wrath, The Reaper came that day; 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast,...youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner, with the stränge device, Excelsior! His brow was sad; his eye beneath Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath,... | |
| John Daniel Morell - 1854 - 128 pages
...waters, as the cedar on the hills, She shall rise in strength and beauty, when the Lord Jehovah wills. 8. The shades of night were falling fast, As through...A youth who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with this strange device, Excelsior ! A 2 i 2 2 8 c a 2 O I C S a 3 a 2 'S •2 -§ g5 7 £ — •3 •I*... | |
| John Cumming - Eschatology - 1854 - 300 pages
...seen as he is, and we shall be like him. CHAPTER IX. "EXCELSIOR." " The shades of night were foiling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth,...ice, A banner with the strange device — ' Excelsior ! ' " ' Try not the pass,' the old man said, ' Dark lowers the tempest overhead, — The roaring toi-rent... | |
| 1854 - 506 pages
...3 3433 00104263 3 EXCELSIOR: HELPS TO PROGRESS RELlGlON, SClENCE, AND LlTERATURE. ' The shades of night were falling fast, As through...village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A bauucr with the strange device, Excelsior!" VOL. II. LONGFELLOW. LONDON: JAMES NISBET AND CO. BERNERS... | |
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