Died on his lips, and their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid his head on her bosom. Sweet was the light of his eyes; but it suddenly sank... The North American Review - Page 204edited by - 1848Full view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1872 - 732 pages
...their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid...her bosom. Sweet was the light of his eyes; but it snddenly sank into darkness, As when a lamp is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement. All was ended... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1874 - 384 pages
...their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid...lamp is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement. DEDICATION. All the dull, deep pain, and constant anguish of patience ! And, as she pressed once more... | |
| 1874 - 210 pages
...something of Indian sadness when he writes as follows? — " Sweet was the light of his eyes, but they suddenly sank into darkness, As when a lamp is blown out by the gust of a wind at a casement ; All was ended now, the hope, the fear, and the sorrow, All the aching... | |
| Henry Major - 1875 - 310 pages
...their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise, and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid...eyes ; but it suddenly sank into darkness, As when a light is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement. All was ended now, the hope, and the fear, and... | |
| Cassell, ltd - 1875 - 470 pages
...their Norman caps and their Vainly he strove to rise; and Evangeline, kneeling j kirtles of homespun, beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid his head...of his eyes ; but it suddenly sank into darkness, And by the evening fire repeat Evangeline's story, While from its rocky caverns the deep-voiced neighbouring... | |
| 1871 - 586 pages
...their motion revealed what hia tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise, and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips and laid...Sweet was the light of his eyes ; but it suddenly sunk into darkness, As when a lamp is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement." Her resignation at... | |
| Code poetical reader - 1877 - 168 pages
...their motion revealed 45 what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid...casement. All was ended now, the hope, and the fear, and 50 the sorrow, All the aching of heart, the restless, unsatisfied longing, All the dull, deep pain,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1878 - 450 pages
...their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid his head on her bosom. Sweet was tbe light of his eyes ; but it suddenly sank into darkness, As when a lamp is blown out by a gust of... | |
| Horace Elisha Scudder - 1879 - 596 pages
...their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid...light of his eyes; but it suddenly sank into darkness, 1375 As when a lamp is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement. All was ended now, the hope, and... | |
| Horace Elisha Scudder - 1879 - 480 pages
...their motion revealed what his tongue would have spoken. Vainly he strove to rise ; and Evangeline, kneeling beside him, Kissed his dying lips, and laid...light of his eyes; but it suddenly sank into darkness, '375 ^s when a lamp is blown out by a gust of wind at a casement. All was ended now, the hope, and... | |
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