 Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting solemn masses, Singing ; " Pray for this poor soul, Pray, — pray ! " And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain...  Poems - Page 27by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853Full view - About this book
 | John Bartlett - 1874 - 798 pages
...When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, Stars, that in earth's firmament do shine. Flowers. The hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain. Midnight Mass. No tears Dim the sweet look that Nature wears. Sunrise on tin Hilh. No one is so accursed... | |
 | 1875 - 210 pages
...falling, Solemnly and slow ; Caw ! caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, There he stands in the foul weather, The foolish, fond Old Year, Crowned with wild-flowers and with... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 310 pages
...silently They stood their king around." " Through woods and mountain passes The winds like anthems roll ; And the hooded clouds, like friars Tell their beads in drops of rain." GEOGRAPHY.-ASIA. STANDARD VI. 1. — Extent and Boundaries, Asia comprises more than one-half of the... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1875 - 890 pages
...When he called the flowers, so blue and golden, Stars, that in earth's" firmament do shine. Flowers. The hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain. Midnight Afast. No tears Dim the sweet look that Nature wears. Sunrise on the Hills. No one is so accursed... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1876 - 446 pages
...! Through woods and mountain pastes The winds, like anthems, roll; They are chanting solemn mosses, Singing: " Pray for this poor soul. Pray,— pray...clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of ruin, And patter their doleful prayers; — But their prayers are all in vain, All in vain! In North... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 634 pages
...caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain-passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting...Year, Crowned with wild flowers and with heather, Like weak, despised Lear, A king, — a king ! Then comes the summer-like day, Bids the old man rejoice... | |
 | 1851 - 1006 pages
...said I, " is Longfellow's « Midnight Mass for the Dying Year ?' " Listen to a verso or two : — " Through woods and mountain passes The winds like anthems...But their prayers are all in vain — All in vain." " There's a Yankee for you 1" said my godfather, proudly. " I tell you the Americans are great people.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1877 - 400 pages
...falling, Solemnly and slow ; Caw 1 caw 1 the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe 1 Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...prayers ; But their prayers are all in vain, All in vam I There he stands in the foul weather, The foolish, fond Old Year, Crowned with wild-flowers and... | |
 | John Andrew Jennings - 1878 - 488 pages
...Caw! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain-passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting...Year, Crowned with wild flowers and with heather, Like weak, despised Lear, A king, — a king ! Then comes the summer-like day, Bids the old man rejoice... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 450 pages
...Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; V They are chanting solemn masses, Ч Singing, " Pray for this poor soul, Pray, pray ! "...Year, Crowned with wild flowers and with heather, Like weak, despised Lear, A king, a king ! Then comes the summer-like-day, Bids the old man rejoice... | |
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