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 Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Seite 153von Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 400 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 590 Seiten
...various exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY WH LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast. As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Exceltior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath... | |
| 1842 - 546 Seiten
...too modest to subject his labors to the graver, and thus share in the fame of the poet. "EXCELSIOR. " THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And tike a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! " In happy homes he saw... | |
| 1842 - 576 Seiten
...to the graver, and thus share in the fame of the poet. 1842.] Longfellow's Poems. 243 " EXCELSIOR. " THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulcliion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
| 1842 - 682 Seiten
...shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine vi!!-i<;c passed A youth, who bore, 'midsl snow and ice, A banner with the strange device —...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— Ezceliierl... | |
| 1842 - 694 Seiten
...exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY 11. W. LONGFELLOW. • THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 Seiten
...thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, 300 301 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... | |
| Horace Greeley - 1843 - 394 Seiten
...history, so prophetic of her future destiny: •' The shades of Night were falling fast, As through art Alpine Village passed A Youth, who bore, 'mid snow...A banner with the strange device— ' EXCELSIOR!' " ' Beware the Pine tree's withfred branch! Beware the awful avalanche!' This was the Peasant's last... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 Seiten
...PUBLIC aT's 301 EXCELSIOR. Tax shades of night were falling fa*t, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was e beneath Be still, sad heart, and cease repining ; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining ; Thy... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 Seiten
...glimmerings almost meet, Crowd back to narrow bounds the ancient night. EXCELSIOR. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. 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... | |
| William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 Seiten
...that are behind, and reaching forth unto those things that are before, I press toward the mark," &c. 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... | |
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