Search Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »
Sign in
Books Books
" THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior '. His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver... "
Choice Literature - Page 203
1912
Full view - About this book

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 12

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 590 pages
...village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Exceltior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a...happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior...
Full view - About this book

The New York Review, Volumes 1-10

1842 - 576 pages
...with the strange device, . Excelsior ! " His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulcliion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The..." ' Try not the Pass !' the old man said ; ' Dark rowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide!' And loud that clarion voice replied,...
Full view - About this book

The New-York Review, Volume 10

1842 - 544 pages
...with the strange device, Excelsior ! " His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior I " ' Try not the Pass !' the old man said ; ' Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent...
Full view - About this book

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 12

Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 718 pages
...village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a...happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior...
Full view - About this book

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 10

1842 - 682 pages
...vi!!-i<;c passed A youth, who bore, 'midsl snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a...clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue— Ezceliierl In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright; Above the spectral...
Full view - About this book

Bentley's Miscellany, Volume 10

1842 - 694 pages
...village passed A youth, who bore, 'midst snow and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a...silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue — Exceliier I In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright; Above the...
Full view - About this book

Ballads and Other Poems

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pages
...banner with the strange device Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral...
Full view - About this book

The Poets and Poetry of America

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 558 pages
...banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! 's Try not tffe pass !" the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent...
Full view - About this book

Voices of the Night

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...banner with the strange device Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral...
Full view - About this book

The Church, Volumes 6-7

1853 - 684 pages
...banner, with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad; his eye beneath Flashed like a fau'chion from its sheath. And like a silver clarion rung The...groan, Excelsior ! • Try not the Pass !" the old man laid, "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide I" And loud that clarion...
Full view - About this book




  1. My library
  2. Help
  3. Advanced Book Search
  4. Download EPUB
  5. Download PDF