 And, as the tides of the sea arise in the month of September, Flooding some silver stream, till it spreads to a lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin. Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence....  Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie - Page 84by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1854 - 102 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 476 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...— Only, alas ! the poor, who had neither friends I Crept away to die in the almshouse, home of the homeless. Then in the suburbs it stood, in the midst... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1854 - 174 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...— Only, alas ! the poor, who had neither friends Crept away to die in the almshouse, home of the homeless. Then in the suburbs it stood, in the midst... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o erflpwing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...beauty to charm, the oppressor ; But all perished alike boneath the scourge of his anger ; — Only, alas ! the poor, who had neither friends nor attendants,... | |
 | 1856 - 780 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...away to die in the alms-house, home of the homeless. Thither by day and by night came the Sister of Mercy. The dying Looked up into her face and thought... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 432 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...nor attendants, Crept away to die in the almshouse, homo of the homeless. Then in the suburbs it stood, hi the midst of meadows and woodlands : — Now... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no power to bribe, nor beanty to charm, the oppressor ; But all perished alike beneath the scourge of his anger ; — Only,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...attendants, Crept away to die in the almshouse, home of tiaf homeless. Then in the suburbs it stood, in the midst of meadows and woodlands ; Now the city surrounds... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 468 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...— Only, alas ! the poor, who had neither friends Crept away to die in the almshouse, home of the homeless. Then in the suburbs it stood, in the midst... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 pages
...life. and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake, the silver stream of existenee. Wealth had no power to bribe, nor beauty to charm,...the oppressor ; But all perished alike beneath the seourge of his anger ; — Only, alas ! the poor, who had neither friends nor attendants, Crept away... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...lake in the meadow, So death flooded life, and, o'erflowing its natural margin, Spread to a brackish lake the silver stream of existence. Wealth had no...suburbs it stood, in the midst of meadows and woodlands ; — Kow the city surrounds it ; but still, with its gateway and wicket Meek, in the midst of splendour,... | |
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