| 1847 - 390 pages
...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The reaper said, and smiled : " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They...pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she could find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh not in cruelty, not in wrath, The reaper... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 174 pages
...sheaves. My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, The Reaper said, and smiled : Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. They shall...did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an... | |
| 1839 - 584 pages
...sheaves. ' My Lord has need of these flowerets gay,' The Reaper said, and smil'd : ' Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child.' ' They...gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should find them all again, In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not... | |
| 1839 - 742 pages
...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowers gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once a child. " They...gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not... | |
| 1840 - 540 pages
...Reaper said, and smil'd : " Dear tokens of the earth are they. v. " They shall 'ill bloom in lie Ms of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints upon...their garments white These sacred blossoms wear.** vl. VI. And the mother gave, in tears and pain. The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should... | |
| 1853 - 588 pages
...sheaves. "MylLord has need of these flowrets gay," The Reaper said, and smil'd : " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child." " They...And saints upon their garments white These sacred blosoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowrets she most did love ; But she knew... | |
| 1843 - 184 pages
...sheaves. " The Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they Where he was once a child. They shall...did love, She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. 0 not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ! 'Twas an Angel... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...sheaves, " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled 5 " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child, " They...did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. 30 * '*>3) 234 DEMOCRACY. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 pages
...sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They...did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an... | |
| Henry Gardiner Adams - 1844 - 274 pages
...sheaves.' " My Lord has need of these flow'rets gay," The Reaper said and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They...did love, She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. ,O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an... | |
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