 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 - Seite 129von Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 132 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 - 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
...the lesson 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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 - 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... | |
 | Jules Janin - 1844 - 354 Seiten
...French voices, the favorite air which our master had composed, expressly for my little sister Nelly ; The shades of night were falling fast, As through...and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! Do you wish to know the history of this worthy Schlesinger, whom our virtuosos of Paris recalled... | |
 | Jules Janin - 1844 - 254 Seiten
...voices, the favorite air which our master had composed, expressly for my little sister Nelly : — " The shades of night were falling fast, As through...and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior !" Do you wish to know the history of this worthy Schlesinger, whom our virtuosos of Paris recalled... | |
 | 1853 - 684 Seiten
...Sleeper, it may be you ! If you continue to sleep, then, thou art the man ! EXCELSIOR! BY HW LONGFELLOW. The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid enow and ice, A banner, with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad; his eye beneath Flashed... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 136 Seiten
...Life Our fortunes must be wrought, Thus on its sounding anvil shaped Each burning deed and thought. 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... | |
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