And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green earth, And took... Essays, Critical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous - Page 75by Stephen Frederick Williams - 1862 - 312 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1847 - 390 pages
...blossoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she could find them all again In the fields of light above....visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. HW Longfellow. HARVEST SCENES. SOME of our sweetest rural scenes are harvest scenes. We have pleasure... | |
| 1839 - 742 pages
...These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should find them all again In the fields...visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. 0 THE PATRON KING. BY MES. THOLLOPE. A GREAT many years ago, so many, indeed, as to render the exact... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1839 - 708 pages
...These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should find them all again In the fields...that day : Twas an Angel visited the green earth, 483 THE PATRON KING. BY MRS. TROLLOPE. A GREAT many years ago, so many, indeed, as to render the exact... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 174 pages
...their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear. And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most 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 angel visited the green earth,... | |
| 1839 - 584 pages
...sacred blossoms wear.' And the mother 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 in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an angel visited the green earth,... | |
| 1853 - 588 pages
...flowrets she most did love ; But she knew she could find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that...visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. HENRY LONOFELLOW. REVIEW. INTRODUcTION TO THE HISTORY OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. Jly GG GERVINUS, Professor... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pages
...their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most 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 came that day ; Twas an angel... | |
| 1843 - 184 pages
...their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most 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 visited the green earth,... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 pages
...their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most 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 angel visited the green earth,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pages
...mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all aguin In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty,...visited the green earth, And took the flowers away. I I & -M c \ ' i Jtrtt0alcm. ERUSALEM, Jerusalem, How glad should I have been, Could I, in my lone... | |
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