 I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the...  The New Monthly Belle Assemblée - Page 1741870Full view - About this book
 | John Keese - 1844 - 140 pages
...Shining no where but in the dark, What mysteries do lie beyond thy duil. Could w« outlook that mark 1 " THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, " Shall I have nought that is fair," saith he : " Have nought but the bearded grain 'I Though the breath... | |
 | 1868
...have to fall beneath the hand of a reaper : for — "There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And witli his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between.*' The boys worked on, and his thoughts wandered from himself to them. Were they prepared for that harvest... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...witness thy dying, In the arms of Hellvellyn and Catchedicam. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. — Longfellow. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ? " saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the... | |
 | 1847 - 488 pages
...submissively, and willingly, when he requires it at your hands, give to God what God has given to you : " There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " ' Shall I have nought that is fair!' saith he ; 1 Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the... | |
 | L E. P - 1847 - 226 pages
...both her companions. She then read to them the following lines :— " THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS.* " There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the hearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. ' Shall I have nought that is fair ?'... | |
 | Robert Northmore Greville - 1848 - 434 pages
...from shore, For they who meet in glory never part. THE BEAPER AND THE FLOWERS. PROFESSOR LONGFELLOW. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he— " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pages
...district, and seemed defended even by its beauty ? HOWITT. LESSON XVI. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And, with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair 1" saith he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 pages
...volume. From the " Voices of the Night" we may may make extract of " THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. " There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " ' Shall I have naught that is fair?' saith he ; ' Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the... | |
 | 1848 - 154 pages
...own sanctuary — There is the infant's home ! FROM THE SACRED OFFERING. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he, " Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath... | |
 | William Balmbro'. Flower - 1848 - 304 pages
...long way that I must tread alone, Will lead my steps aright. Bryant. THE REAPEB AND THE FLOWEBS. THEBE is a reaper whose name is Death, And, with his sickle...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath... | |
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