 | 1857 - 780 Seiten
...in a single day. 16 BROKEN MEMORIES. Broken memories of innny a heart Woven into one. — Skettey. When the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the night Vt" . )v the better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight. Then the forms of the departed Enter... | |
 | 1849 - 782 Seiten
...of that which I am trying to describe, that I cannot do better than quote a few stanzas of it — " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true hearted, Come to visit me once more ; " And, with them, the Being Beauteous, WTio unto my youth... | |
 | 1839 - 226 Seiten
...cares and woes, Seems less like earth than heaven. From the Knickerbocker. VOICES OF THE NIGHT. I. When the hours of Day are numbered. And the Voices...better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight: 11. Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 174 Seiten
...shall know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is, To suffer and be strong. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices...better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light... | |
 | 1840 - 424 Seiten
...readers another example, to confirm the opinion we have undertaken to express. " FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. " When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices...better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; " Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like shadows grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light... | |
 | Edward Payson Weston - 1840 - 224 Seiten
...In graceful numbers flow, Giving new zest to pleasure, FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. WHEN the hours of day are numbered, And the voices...better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1840 - 588 Seiten
...Learn to labor and to wait." — pp. 5-7. Or that exquisite and tender poem, the "Footsteps of Angels." "When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices...better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; " Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light... | |
 | 1840 - 424 Seiten
...And, like shadows grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour wall ; " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; " He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1840 - 686 Seiten
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour wall, Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ! The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. He, the young and strong, who cherish 'd Noble... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1840 - 328 Seiten
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlour wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherish'd Noble... | |
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WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight... 
