 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...  The New-York Review - Halaman 2411842Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | 1856 - 352 halaman
...all, that he shall go To his long resting-place without a tear. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night*wero falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed...beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 halaman
...fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. EXCELSIOR.1 " Onward and upward." THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...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!"... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1856 - 276 halaman
...laugh, ye fiends! — I feel the truth; Your task is done ! — I 'm mad ! I 'm mad ! EXERCISE XLII. "EXCELSIOR." THE shades of night were falling fast,...ice, A banner with the strange device, " Excelsior ! " And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, " Excelsior ! " In happy homes... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 halaman
...it hoots not to look hackwards. Forwards 1 forwards t forwards ! should he one's motto." — Arnold. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who hore, 'mid snow and ice, A hanner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His hrow was sad ; his eye heneath,... | |
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 halaman
...eyes, calmly, and without pain ; And we will trust in God to see thee yet again. WILLIAM C. BB.YANT. ! '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... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 halaman
...and heavy mist ; And Eugene Aram walked between With gyves upon his wrist. EXCELSIOR. BY LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 halaman
...seal ; And that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a fanlchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1857 - 428 halaman
...than the sphery chime ; Or if Virtue feeble were, Heaven itself would stoop to her. MILTON. 47. — EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast,...and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior 1 His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 488 halaman
...retribution, which came not before Cromwell slept in his grave UNOARD. CXXXIII. — EXCELSIOR." 1. TUB shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine...and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! 2. His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver... | |
 | Howard Paul - 1857 - 144 halaman
...LONGFELLOW. Born 1807. TIIE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village paas'd A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! * This poem has been adapted to music by a score of composers, English and American ; but, strange... | |
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