 The Reaper and the Flowers There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. "Shall I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though...  Poetical Works - Seite 3von Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 656 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1853 - 402 Seiten
...feeling of the beautiful. — Eutha.na.sy. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THKRE is a reaper, whose name ia Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded...grow between. "Shall I have naught that is fair," snith he — "Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 Seiten
...world. Milton. EEAPERS. AROUND him ply the reapers' band, With lightsome heart and eager hand. Pringle. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. Longfelloie. I love, I love to see Bright steel gleam through the land; 'Tis a goodly sight, but it... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 Seiten
...he chafed it still, and could not lay it down. DICEE.NS. LESSON LXX THE REAPER AND THE FLOWEBS. 1. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. 2. " Shall I have naught that is fair? " saith he; " Have naught but the bearded grain 1 Though the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 1854 - 362 Seiten
...try if the homely, despised thing, May not yield sweet fragrance there. atto % Jtotom. Longfellow. is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle...?" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain 1 Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." , He gazed at... | |
 | Edwin Davies (D.D.) - 1854 - 156 Seiten
...beyond all, has died on Calvary's cross to redeem them from perishing! CHAPTER II. GATHERED SPRING FLOWERS. " There is a Reaper whose name is Death,...And the flowers that grow between. ' Shall I have nought that is fair ?' saith he ; ' Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
 | William Gideon Michael Jones Barker - 1854 - 366 Seiten
...to those many occasions of sin which, in maturer years, cause our weakness so frequently to fall. " There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...And the flowers that grow between. ' Shall I have nought that is fair ? ' said he ; ' Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
 | 1854 - 268 Seiten
...That like thine earliest dew Thy dying sweets may prove. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. By LONGFELLOW. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair? " saith he, " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
 | Mary Alicia Taylor - 1854 - 410 Seiten
...ready, when the merry group dispersed to join their mother and uncle in the dining-room. CHAPTER IX. " There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." LADY HETHERINQTON had changed her intention of going, as she had proposed, that day to Summerfield,... | |
 | 1854 - 456 Seiten
...witness thy dying, In the arms of Hellvellyn and Catchedicam. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. — Longfellau. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers tudt grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ? " saith he ; " Have nought but th» bearded... | |
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