I have naught that is fair ?" saith he ; "Have naught but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the... The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Seite 12von Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 400 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Gems - 1851 - 206 Seiten
...pleasant, Cometh soon our Holiday. Work away! Dlckem's Household Words. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWER. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair? " saith he, " Have naught but the bearded grain ? " Though the breath of those... | |
| 1851 - 526 Seiten
...was, byrepeated miracles of the same kind, continued. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THESE is areaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ?" saith he ; • - Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
| Ann Jane - 1851 - 964 Seiten
...Freeman. \n interesting periodical. THE REAPER AMONG THE HOUSEHOLDS. (Read at a Maternal Meeting.) " There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a hreath, And the flowers that grow between.'* . SINCE we last met as a maternal band, some of us have... | |
| George Higby Throop - 1851 - 250 Seiten
...existence he cut short " aequo pede," with the stride and ruthlessness of the grim reaper who cuts " The bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." I suppose it must be motion that provokes this musical development; for your stage-coach driver is... | |
| Choice descriptive poetry - 1852 - 112 Seiten
...mercies of a moment, leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. YOUNG. THE REAPER AND THE ANGELS. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" said he, " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,... | |
| Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1852 - 168 Seiten
...beauteous bud of life Receives immortal bloom in heaven. WD GALLAGHER. llcajier anlr tlje Jflotoers. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ?" saith he, " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
| J. B. Syme - 1852 - 196 Seiten
...and joy on every ripple of its sparkling current. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. BY HENKY W. LONGFELLOW. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ? " saith he ; — " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
| Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 Seiten
...And try if the homely, despised thing, May not yield sweet fragrance there. sifo Longfellow. rTHERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair?" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
| Tom (uncle, pseud) - 1852 - 368 Seiten
...like the look of my keen sickle ; never fear that I shall hurt thee with it ; the poet sings — " There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain as a breath And the flowers that grow between." (To be continued..) ijmrl Cjjapto ra fitglwjj THE NORMAN... | |
| William M. Thayer - 1853 - 334 Seiten
...dwelling, and mankind a single family, and God the glorious Head. CHAPTER IX. FAMILY AFFLICTIONS. " There is a Reaper whose name is death, And, with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." LONGFELLOW. "Hark ! they whisper — angels say, Sister spirit, come aw /." POPE. SAD arc the associations... | |
| |