 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...  Poetical Works - Page 90by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pages
...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...Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household tires gleam warm and bright Above, the spectral glaciers shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan,... | |
 | J. C. - 1860 - 196 pages
...snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow was sad; his eye beneath Flash'd like a falchion from its sheath ; And like a silver...Excelsior! In happy homes he saw the light Of household (ires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from hm lips escaped a groan,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The aceents of that unknown tongue, Exeelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the speetral glaciers shone, And from his lips eseaped a groan, Exeelsior ! " Try not the Pass ! '' the... | |
 | J. C. - 1860 - 218 pages
...Iwvnncr with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Fla.sh'd like a falehion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Kxeelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and Alx>ve, the spectral... | |
 | 1860 - 80 pages
...- dee-i, dee-i - da, U-pi - dee-i - da! His brow was sad; his eye beneath Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Upideei, &c. 3 " O stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast!" A tear stood... | |
 | 1860 - 86 pages
...• » ''--r^ ru " --"1~~и~д~^ 2 His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a faulchioa'from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Upideei, &c. 8 " 0 stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast I " A tear stood... | |
 | 1861 - 144 pages
...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...old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead j The roaring torrent is deep and wide ! '* And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " O, stay,"... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 396 pages
...banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior I " Try not the Pass ! " the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent... | |
 | 1861 - 316 pages
...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...the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; 12 Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! " Try not the... | |
 | 1861 - 320 pages
...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...the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; 266 EXCELSIOR. Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior !... | |
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