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... The New-York Review - Page 2411842Full view - About this book
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 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 - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 144 pages
...seal ; And 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,...beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw... | |
| 1842 - 682 pages
...shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine vi!!-i<;c passed A youth, who bore, 'midsl snow and ice, A banner with the strange device —...His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue— Ezceliierl... | |
| 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 - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...the lesson 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 - American poetry - 1843 - 570 pages
...seal ; And 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,...beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...PUBLIC aT's 301 EXCELSIOR. Tax shades of night were falling fa*t, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was e beneath Be still, sad heart, and cease repining ; Behind the clouds is the sun still shining ; Thy... | |
| Horace Greeley - Protectionism - 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...A banner with the strange device— ' EXCELSIOR!' " ' Beware the Pine tree's withfred branch! Beware the awful avalanche!' This was the Peasant's last... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 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... | |
| William Bentley Fowle - Recitations - 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...His brow was sad, his eye beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
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