His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers... Ballads and Other Poems - Strona 129autor: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - Liczba stron: 132Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
| William Denison Bickham - 1863 - Liczba stron: 506
...spite of the few years against him — (he is thirty-six) — his countenance recalls the image of "A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice A banner with the strange device." He is a Saxon, with Norman fire gleaming in his strong steadfast blue eyes, vivifying his fair, boldly... | |
| William Denison Bickham, William Dennison Bickham - 1863 - Liczba stron: 484
...spite of the few years against him — (he is thirty-six) — his countenance recalls the image of " A youth, who bore, ?mid snow and ice A banner with the strange device." He is a Saxon, with Norman fire gleaming in his strong steadfast blue eyes, vivifying his fair, boldly... | |
| William D. Bickham - 1863 - Liczba stron: 494
...spite of the few years against him — (he is thirty-six) — his countenance recalls the image of " A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice A banner with the strange device." He is a Saxon, with Norman fire gleaming in Ms strong. steadfast blue eyes, vivifying his fair, boldly... | |
| Golden gleanings - 1863 - Liczba stron: 342
...tender buds expand ; Emblems of our own great resurrection, Emblems of the bright and better land. 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 ! 1 His brow... | |
| Charles Walton Sanders - 1864 - Liczba stron: 466
...of his pursuit far onward and upward. EXCELSIOR, OR THE YOUTHFUL ASPIRANT. HW LONQFBLLOW. 1. (*») THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...and ice, A banner with the strange device, EXCELSIOR ! 2. His brow was sad ; his eyes beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, . And like a silver... | |
| James Roscoe Mongan - 1864 - Liczba stron: 300
...the bass of Pompey's statue, Which all the while ran blood, great Csesar fell. — Shakespeare. 10 The shades of night were falling fast, As through...A youth who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with this strange device Excelsior ! — Longfellow. 11. The people of England assisted the Duke of Lancaster... | |
| Great Britain. Committee on Education - 1864 - Liczba stron: 200
...red and rich — but grief and woe Are hid those rosy depths below. 149 HENRY WADSWOBTH LONGFELLOW. EXCELSIOR.« THE shades of night were falling fast,...village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A tanner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a fanlchion... | |
| Henry Twells - 1864 - Liczba stron: 318
...of heaven's bliss, and give the sign To parting friends; — that death be mine. J. MONTGOMERY. 47. 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... | |
| A.A. Griffith - 1865 - Liczba stron: 260
...examples in almost every variety of Pitch, Force, and Time. Let it be carefully studied. EXCELSIOR. 1. d The shades of night were falling fast, As through...and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! 2. 5 His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, C And like a silver... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - Liczba stron: 798
...rubbish lies. 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...device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flash'd like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown... | |
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