 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 176 pages
...the stairs to the corri ridors, cooled by tbe east wind, Distant and soft on her ear fell the chime* from the belfry of Christ Church, And, intermingled...calm of the hour on her spirit; Something within her said,—-"At length thy trials are ended ; " And, with light in her looks, she entered the chambers... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...she mounted the slairs to the corridors, cooled by the east wind, Distant and soft on her ear feil the chimes from the belfry of Christ Church, And,...psalms, that were sung by the Swedes in their church atWicaco. Soft äs descending wings feil the calm of the hour on her spirit; Something within her said,... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - 1856 - 338 pages
...aged man, who has been brought there to die. The closing scene is touchingly described : — • ' Across the meadows were wafted Sounds of psalms that...ended ! " And with light in her looks, she entered the chamber of sickness. Noiselessly moved about the assiduous, careful attendants, Moistening the feverish... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 116 pages
...the east wind. Distant and soft on her ear fell "the i-himes from the belfry of Christ Church, While, intermingled with these, across the meadows were wafted...psalms, that were sung by the Swedes in their church at Soft as descending wings fell the calm of the hour on her spirit ; Something within 'her said, —... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...sacred to thy memory. THE DEATH OF GABRIEL. This is the concluding passage of LONGFELLOW'S Eenngeline. ACROSS the meadows were wafted Sounds of psalms that...trials are ended !" And with light in her looks, she enter'd the chamber of sickness. Noiselessly moved about the assiduous, careful attendants, Moistening... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1857 - 428 pages
...the east wiiulDistant and soft on her ear fell the chimes from the belfry of Christ Church. \VhiIo, intermingled with these, across the meadows were wafted...psalms, that were sung by the Swedes in their church at WicacoSoft us descending wings fell the calm of the hour on her spirit : Something within her said,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 pages
...from the belfry of Christ Chureh, While, infermiiK'-lrd with these. across the meadows were wafted O Sounds of psalms, that were sung by the Swedes in...descending wings fell the calm of the hour on her spiril : Something within her said, — "At length thy trials are ended ;" And, with light in her looks,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1862 - 548 pages
...cooled by the east Distant and soft on her ear fell the chimes from the belfry of Christ Church, While, intermingled with these, across the meadows were wafted...ended ;" And, with light in her looks, she entered the chamber of sickness. Noiselessly moved about the assiduous, careful attendants, Moistening the feverish... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1866 - 300 pages
...the east-wind, Distant and soft on her ear fell the chimes from the belfry of Christ Church, While, intermingled with these, across the meadows were wafted...fell the calm of the hour on her spirit ; Something withm her said, " At length thy trials are ended " ; And, with light in her looks, she entered the... | |
 | 1866 - 1016 pages
...Alice tried to join, though her voice was trembling and broken. As the solemn service proceeded, " soft as descending wings fell the calm of the hour on her spirit," and when the time came for the words so few and simple, they could hardly be called a sermon, to be... | |
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Distant and soft on her ear fell the chimes from the belfry of Christ Church, While, intermingled with these, across the meadows were wafted Sounds of psalms, that were sung by the Swedes in their church at Wicaco. Soft as descending wings fell the calm... 
