 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...  Book of Words of the Hutchinson Family - Page 431851 - 48 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 590 pages
...various exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY WH LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast. As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Exceltior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pages
...that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its... | |
 | 1842 - 544 pages
...to the graver, and thus share in the fame of the poet. 1842.] Longfellow's Poems. 243 " EXCELSIOR. " THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! " His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from... | |
 | 1842 - 694 pages
...exciting incidents that occurred on our way to and from Kennington. EXCELSIOR. BY 11. W. LONGFELLOW. • THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 638 pages
...thou hast taught ! Thus at the flaming forge of Life Our fortunes must be wrought, 300 301 EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its... | |
 | Horace Greeley - 1843 - 394 pages
...history, so prophetic of her future destiny: •' The shades of Night were falling fast, As through art Alpine Village passed A Youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device— ' EXCELSIOR!' " ' Beware the Pine tree's withfred branch! Beware the awful avalanche!'... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...glimmerings almost meet, Crowd back to narrow bounds the ancient night. EXCELSIOR. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner, with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow... | |
 | Jules Janin - 1844 - 354 pages
...French voices, the favorite air which our master had composed, expressly for my little sister Nelly ; The shades of night were falling fast, As through...A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! Do you wish to know the history of this worthy Schlesinger, whom our... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - 1844 - 302 pages
...that are behind, and reaching forth unto those things that are before, I press toward the mark," &c. The shades of night were falling fast, As through...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... | |
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