 In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the Pass!  Voices of the Night - Page 130by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 183 pagesFull view - About this book
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...from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue — Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright, Above the spectral glacier shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior ! " Try not the pass," the old man... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - 1855 - 474 pages
...spectral glaciers shone, And from hU lips escaped a groiin, Excelsior I "Try not the pass!" the oU man said; * Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and widel" And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior t " О, stay," the maiden «aid, " and rest Thy... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 810 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...! " And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " Oh stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " A tear stood in his bright... | |
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...falchion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...! " And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " Oh stay, " the maiden said, "and rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " A tear stood in his bright... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue — Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...And loud that clarion voice replied : "Excelsior!" " 0 stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " A tear stood in his bright... | |
 | Charles Northend - 1856 - 276 pages
...And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, " Excelsior ! " In happy homes lie saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright:...And loud that clarion voice replied, "Excelsior!" " Oh ! stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast!"— A tear stood in his... | |
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! "Try not the pass I" the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide !" And... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 432 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! 155 "Try not the Pass!" the old man said; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and hright ; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! " Try not... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...! " And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " 0 stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !" A tear stood in his bright... | |
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