 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.  Poems - Seite 3von Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1901Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 Seiten
...again. Let us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper, whose...that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair V ' saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain 1 Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to... | |
 | Ann Jane - 1851 - 964 Seiten
...and separated, there has been a Reaper busy among the flowers and blossoms of our homes and hearts. " Shall I have nought that is fair?" saith he, " Have...flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again. My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth... | |
 | Gems - 1851 - 206 Seiten
...pleasant, Cometh soon our Holiday. Work away! Dlckem's Household Words. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWER. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair? " saith he, " Have naught but the bearded grain ? " Though the breath of those... | |
 | Heavenly thoughts - 1851 - 318 Seiten
...servant ; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid ; thou hast loosed my bonds." — Ps. cxvi. 16. There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
 | 1851 - 526 Seiten
...was, byrepeated miracles of the same kind, continued. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THESE is areaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ?" saith he ; • - Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 256 Seiten
...then be up and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is...is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." 0 f>. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, ' He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the... | |
 | Choice descriptive poetry - 1852 - 112 Seiten
...mercies of a moment, leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. YOUNG. THE REAPER AND THE ANGELS. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" said he, " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,... | |
 | Samuel Irenæus Prime - 1852 - 168 Seiten
...beauteous bud of life Receives immortal bloom in heaven. WD GALLAGHER. llcajier anlr tlje Jflotoers. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ?" saith he, " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
 | J. B. Syme - 1852 - 196 Seiten
...and joy on every ripple of its sparkling current. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. BY HENKY W. LONGFELLOW. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ? " saith he ; — " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 356 Seiten
...And try if the homely, despised thing, May not yield sweet fragrance there. sifo Longfellow. rTHERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair?" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
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