 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
 | 1857 - 904 Seiten
...can these lines of Longfellow be of any solace : THERE is a reaper whose name is Death, And, with a sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,...?" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Tho' the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the... | |
 | St. John's in the Wilderness - 1857 - 166 Seiten
...He should touch them." " And He took them up in His arms, put His hands on them, and blessed them." There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 Seiten
...by themselves, in the raging thunder. CXXVIII. — THE KEAPEB AND THE FLOWERS. FROM LONGFELLOW. 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 ? Though the... | |
 | Walter Aimwell - 1858 - 262 Seiten
...Christ, hath ABOUNDED unto many." " But where sin abounded, GRACE DID MUCH MOKE ABOUND." THE REAPER. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...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... | |
 | 1858 - 460 Seiten
...witness thy dying, In the arms of Hellvellyn and Catchedicam. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. — Longfellow. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...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... | |
 | 1858 - 298 Seiten
...calm and deep, Lying on her mother's bosom, Little Bessie fell asleep. anfc t|e flutoeo. LOXOrELLOW. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...breath, 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... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1858 - 240 Seiten
...upon his feet, and made a parting bow to the gallery. LXV.—THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. LONGFELLOW. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death; And, with...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... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1858 - 292 Seiten
...too much, But great ones not at all. THE EEAPEE AND THE FLOWEES. \VH LONOTELLOW.] [Jfimc by JW HoiES. 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... | |
 | John Hullett - 1859 - 528 Seiten
...all, (thus she shewed the fruits of discipline.) And then one morning early the reaper came : — " There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." The edge of his scythe was rather blunt ; and jagged the tender plant with pain, and anguish, and sorrow,... | |
 | 1858 - 364 Seiten
...voice is borne upon th« air. It shall fall like dew upon the stricken flower. Listen to the chant t ' There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath; And the flowers that grow between. ' He gazed at the flowers with tearful eye*, He raised their drooping leaves, It was for the Lord of... | |
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