 WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor...  Recitations at Whitnash rectory - Page 9by Whitnash rectory - 1866 - 15 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1857 - 780 pages
...single day. 16 BROKEN MEMORIES. Broken memories of innny a heart Woven into one. — Skettey. When the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the night Vt" . )v the better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight. Then the forms of the departed Enter... | |
 | 1849 - 782 pages
...of that which I am trying to describe, that I cannot do better than quote a few stanzas of it — " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true hearted, Come to visit me once more ; " And, with them, the Being Beauteous, WTio unto my youth... | |
 | 1839 - 226 pages
...cares and woes, Seems less like earth than heaven. From the Knickerbocker. VOICES OF THE NIGHT. I. When the hours of Day are numbered. And the Voices of the...better soul that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight: 11. Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 174 pages
...shall know ere long, Know how sublime a thing it is, To suffer and be strong. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble... | |
 | 1839 - 584 pages
...numbered, And the Voices of the Nicht Wake the belter soul that slumbered, To n holy, calm delight i Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms...Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall: in. Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open doors The beloved ones, the true-hearted,... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1840 - 588 pages
...labor and to wait." — pp. 5-7. Or that exquisite and tender poem, the "Footsteps of Angels." "When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; " He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble... | |
 | Edward Payson Weston - 1840 - 226 pages
...Giving new zest to pleasure, And gently soothing wo. I FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. WHEN the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the...Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted,... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1840 - 686 pages
...WHEN the hours of day are number'd, And the voices of the night Wake the better soul, that slumberM, To a holy calm delight. Ere the evening lamps are...the departed Enter at the open door ! The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. He, the young and strong, who cherish 'd Noble... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1840 - 688 pages
...WHEN the hours of day are nunober'd, And the voices of the night Wake the better soul, that slumberM, To a holy calm delight. Ere the evening lamps are...Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door I The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. He, the young and strong, who cherish... | |
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