 | John Heywoods - 1883 - 172 pages
...ANGEL.—(Hunt.) A'-ban-Ben-Ad!-hem? (may his tribe increase) 2 Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, 3 And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich* and like a lily in bloomf (5) An angel, writing in a book of gold :— 1. (pro. r'(-boo-bcn-t''-d'm.) The n ame of an... | |
 | Robert Kidd - Elocution - 1883 - 518 pages
...then be false to any man. — Shakespeare. ABOU BEN ADHEM. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding... | |
 | James Hastings - Prayer - 1915 - 474 pages
...from our knees, and though we should never kneel again ? Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw,...within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and lily-like in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold ; — Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold,... | |
 | Michigan. Department of Public Instruction - Accidents - 1916 - 220 pages
...well-known poem quick transitions are made: Abou Ben Adhem Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw,...his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, 5 An Angel writing in a book of gold: — Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence... | |
 | Renville County (Minn.) - 1916 - 1026 pages
...Interstate Routes — Advantages — By William A. Schummers. Miss Renville County (may her tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in her room, As usual rich and like a lily in bloom, A reporter writing in a book of gold: Great prosperity... | |
 | Medical colleges - 1908 - 276 pages
...and as it is very short I shall repeat it. ABOU BEN ADHEM. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribes increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom An angel, writing In a book of gold. Exceeding... | |
 | Lee Emerson Bassett - Elocution - 1917 - 376 pages
...Lucius. I will, my lord. Shakespeare : Julius Caesar, II, L 19. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw,...his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ? " The vision raised its head, And with... | |
 | Edwin Du Bois Shurter - Elocution - 1917 - 328 pages
...should be brought out in full, round tones and strong force. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2062 pages
...the stone. Thomas Edward Brown [1830-1897] ABOU BEN ADHEM ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) kling of the bells. n Hear the mellow wedding bells, Golden bells! What a world rooin, • Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold:— Exceeding... | |
 | William Iler Crane, William Henry Wheeler - Readers - 1919 - 456 pages
...Write me as one that loves his fellow men." ABOU BEN ADHEM Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, 5 An angel writing in a book of gold : Exceeding... | |
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... bloom an angel writing in a book of gold exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold and to the presence in the room he said what writest thou... 
