 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
 | 1843 - 678 pages
...charms to American poetry and romance. What can be more beautiful than those lines of Longfellow 1 " Ere the evening; lamps are lighted, And like phantoms,...tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon my parlor wall ; " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door, The beloved ones, the true-hearted,... | |
 | 1843 - 708 pages
...charms to American poetry and romance. What can be more beautiful than those lines of Longfellow ? " Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And like phantoms,...tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon my parlor wall ; " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door, The beloved ones, the true-hearted,... | |
 | John Keese - 1844 - 140 pages
...Throned above; Souls like thine with GOD inherit Life and love 1 FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. HW 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,... | |
 | 1844 - 298 pages
...above ; Souls like thine with GOD inherit Life and lore 1 FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. HW LONGFELLOW. WHEN the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the...grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Cance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door, The beloved ones... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 136 pages
...WHEN the hours of day are number'd, And the voices of the night Wake the better soul that slumber'd To a holy, calm delight; Ere the evening lamps are...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 cherish'd Noble longings... | |
 | 1844 - 878 pages
...Hlumbcred, To a boly, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps ore lighted. And, like phantoms grim mid tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon...departed Enter At the open door ; The beloved, the true hearted. Come to visit me once more : He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble lunKiiiKh... | |
 | 1844 - 504 pages
...Angels. " When the hoars of day are numbeAnd the voices of the night Wake the better soul that slumber', To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are...tall Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door, The belov'd ones, the true-hearted... | |
 | 1863 - 518 pages
...require no special notice. One of the most powerful predisposing causes is solitude in the evening : " Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And like phantoms...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,... | |
 | 1844 - 858 pages
...and passing it through the screw to be discharged at the other extremity. FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. WHBN the hours of day are numbered. And the voices of the night Wake the better fioul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like pliantome... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pages
...state of things is, that the interest of corruption— requires them to remain as they are. When ihe hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night...slumbered To a holy, calm delight — Ere the evening tamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and Util, Shadowe from the fitful fire-light Dance upon... | |
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