The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth LongfellowRoutledge, 1877 - 644 pages |
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... arms uplifted he , And all the broad leaves over me Clapped their little hands in glee , With one continuous sound ... arms so wild ! Still they looked at me and smiled , As if I were a boy ; And ever whispered , mild and low , " Come ...
... arms uplifted he , And all the broad leaves over me Clapped their little hands in glee , With one continuous sound ... arms so wild ! Still they looked at me and smiled , As if I were a boy ; And ever whispered , mild and low , " Come ...
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... arms of brave old Autumn's wear- ing , In the centre of his brazen shield ; Not alone in meadows and green alleys , On the mountain - top , and by the brink Of sequestered pools in woodland val- leys , Where the slaves of nature stoop ...
... arms of brave old Autumn's wear- ing , In the centre of his brazen shield ; Not alone in meadows and green alleys , On the mountain - top , and by the brink Of sequestered pools in woodland val- leys , Where the slaves of nature stoop ...
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... arms it lies ; No stain from its breath is spread Over the glassy skies , No mist or stain ! Then , too , the Old Year dieth , And the forests utter a moan , Like the voice of one who crieth In the wilderness alone , " Vex not his ghost ...
... arms it lies ; No stain from its breath is spread Over the glassy skies , No mist or stain ! Then , too , the Old Year dieth , And the forests utter a moan , Like the voice of one who crieth In the wilderness alone , " Vex not his ghost ...
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... arms , and died on the field of battle . Mariana , in his History of Spain , makes honorable mention of him , as being present at the siege of Uclés ; and speaks of him as " a youth of estimable qualities , who in this war gave ...
... arms , and died on the field of battle . Mariana , in his History of Spain , makes honorable mention of him , as being present at the siege of Uclés ; and speaks of him as " a youth of estimable qualities , who in this war gave ...
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... arms , In peaceful days , or war's alarms , When thou dost show , O Death , thy stern and angry face , One stroke of thy all - powerful mace Can overthrow . Unnumbered hosts , that threaten nigh , Pennon and standard flaunting high ...
... arms , In peaceful days , or war's alarms , When thou dost show , O Death , thy stern and angry face , One stroke of thy all - powerful mace Can overthrow . Unnumbered hosts , that threaten nigh , Pennon and standard flaunting high ...
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Page 221 - The heights by great men reached and kept \ ¡ Were not attained by sudden flight, '. But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.
Page 3 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
Page 37 - It sounds to him like her mother's voice, Singing in Paradise! He needs must think of her once more, How in the grave she lies; And with his hard, rough hand he wipes A tear out of his eyes.
Page 130 - Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge, and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Page 239 - A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet. That was all! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
Page 3 - Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! — For the soul is dead that slumbers, And things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.
Page 41 - There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling star, Excelsior!
Page 130 - Then the Master, With a gesture of command, Waved his hand; And at the word, Loud and sudden there was heard, All around them and below, The sound of hammers, blow on blow, Knocking away the shores and spurs. And see! she stirs! She starts,— she moves,— she seems to feel The thrill of life along her keel, And, spurning with her foot the ground, With one exulting, joyous bound, She leaps into the ocean's arms!
Page 240 - It was two by the village clock When he came to the bridge in Concord town He heard the bleating of the flock, And the twitter of birds among the trees, And felt the breath of the morning breeze Blowing over the meadows brown.
Page 94 - All are scattered now and fled, Some are married, some are dead; And when I ask, with throbs of pain, " Ah ! when shall they all meet again ? " As in the days long since gone by, The ancient timepiece makes reply, — " Forever — never ! Never — forever...