 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 Native Poets of Maine - Page 25by S. Herbert Lancey - 1854 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pages
...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...rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral... | |
 | 1842 - 546 pages
...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...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 pages
...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 faulcliion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
 | 1842 - 694 pages
...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 Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue — Exceliier... | |
 | 1842 - 682 pages
...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 — Excelsior...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... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...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 was sad ; his eye beneath Flash'd like a faulehion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...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...rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...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 was sad : his eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung, The accents of_ that unknown... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...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... | |
 | 1853 - 684 pages
...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 like a fau'chion from its sheath. And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue. Excelsior... | |
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