 | 1847 - 390 pages
...Henry. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers...I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flc wers with tearful eyes, He kiss'd their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound... | |
 | 1870 - 726 pages
...him but a few short months ago. " There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." PARAPHRASED FROM THE ITALIAN. Love on thy forehead sits, as on a throne, Beams in thine eyes, and warbles... | |
 | 1839 - 742 pages
...FLOWERS. BY HENHT WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair to see, Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
 | 1840 - 540 pages
...between. II. " Shall I have nought that in fair," saith he : Have noueht bnt the bearded -jraln t Thomrh the breath of these flowers Is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." in. He razed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord... | |
 | 1839 - 584 pages
...outlook that mark !' HKHRT ViUGHiN. THEBE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. ' Shall 1 have nought that is fair,' saith he : ' Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1839 - 708 pages
...FLOWERS. BY HENRY WORDSWORTH LONGFELLOW. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall 1 have nought that is fair to see, Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers... | |
 | 1853 - 588 pages
...Vaughan. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. There is a Reaper, whose name is death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers...nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of their flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful... | |
 | 1876 - 302 pages
...our countenances and send us away. There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers...that grow between. ' Shall I have nought that is fair ? ' said he, ' Have nought but the bearded grain ? Tho' the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,... | |
 | 1856 - 1026 pages
...flowers — " ' Shall I have naught that is fair,' saith he ; ' Have naught but the bearded grain ?' He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." t But it is a delightful thought, that He who passed through the several periods of human life, \\... | |
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THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. 
