 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
 | 1904 - 1058 pages
...the peace that over Eden brooded, But that which triumphed in Gethsemane. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. WHEN the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the...tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door, The beloved ones, the true-hearted,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1904 - 412 pages
...month after the death of Mrs. Longfellow, who is referred to in the sixth and following stanzas. WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit... | |
 | John Vance Cheney, Sir Charles G. D. Roberts, Charles Francis Richardson, Francis Hovey Stoddard, John Raymond Howard - 1904 - 628 pages
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of 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 longings... | |
 | CURTIS HIDDE PAGE - 1905 - 746 pages
...thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night ! 1S3ĶI. 1839. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS 2 WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall ; * A slightly different version of tlie first, second, third, sixth, seventli and eighth... | |
 | Curtis Hidden Page - 1905 - 732 pages
...the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night ! 1839. 1839. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS2 WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall; 1 A slightly different venion of the first, second, third, sixth, seventh and eighth stanzas,... | |
 | Inez Nellie Canfield McFee - 1905 - 614 pages
...an architect ? How are we like architects ? With what material do we work ? FOOTSTEPS OF THE ANGELS. Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm...like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire light Dance upon the parlor wall; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door: The beloved,... | |
 | 1905 - 912 pages
...for, a stately confession in the immortality of the soul. He turned to another poet and read : When the hours of day are numbered And the voices of the...better soul that slumbered To a holy, calm delight, * * * * Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come... | |
 | Curtis Hidden Page - 1905 - 740 pages
...the thrice-prayed for, the most fair, The best-beloved Night ! 1S39. 1839. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS2 WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, cahn delight; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the... | |
 | John M. Todd - 1906 - 350 pages
...fishermen and soldiers and other strangers that used to frequent the place much." FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. When the hours of day are numbered And the voices of the...tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted,... | |
 | Daniel Harvey Hill - 1906 - 426 pages
...25 a universal sentiment in the simplest and most melodious manner. GEORGE wILLIAM CURTIS. When the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the...phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight 5 Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved,... | |
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