 He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the burning heat of day ; For Death had illumined the Land of Sleep, And his lifeless body lay A worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away ! THE GOOD PART, THAT SHALL NOT BE TAKEN AWAY.  A Literary History of America - Page 388by Barrett Wendell - 1900 - 574 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1831 - 492 pages
...glorious roll of drums Through the triumph of his dream. The forests with their myriad tongues Shouted for liberty ; And the blast of the desert cried aloud...in his sleep, and smiled At their tempestuous glee. No more he felt the driver's whip, Nor the burning heat of day ; For Death closed o'er the captive's... | |
 | Charles Granville Gepp - 1830 - 194 pages
..." Anon I cleansed my bloody hands, And wasli'd my forehead cool." EXERCISE LXIV. (same coiitimted). The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...and free, That he started in his sleep, and smiled 5 At their tempestuous glee. 1, 2. " Thou shalt be free," shout the woods with many a (non unus) murmur... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 60 pages
...some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away ! THE GOOD PART, THAT SHALL HOT BE TAKEN AWAY. SHE dwells by Great Kenhawa's side, In valleys green... | |
 | 1843 - 574 pages
...some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away ! Here is a companion story, — " The Slave Singing at Midnight." Loud he sang the psalm of David... | |
 | 1843 - 418 pages
...some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away ! THE SLAVE SINGING AT MIDNIGHT. LOUD he sang the psalm of David ! He a Negro and enslaved, Sang of... | |
 | 1843 - 424 pages
...some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drams, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...Sleep, And his lifeless body lay A worn-out fetter, thai the soul Had broken and thrown away ! THE SLAVE SINGING AT MIDNIGHT. LOUD he sang the psalm of... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 570 pages
...some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...had illumined the Land of Sleep, And his lifeless hody lay A worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away ! THE GOOD PART, THAT SHALL HOT... | |
 | Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn) - 1850 - 300 pages
...the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongnes, Shouted of liherty ; And the hlast of the desert cried aloud, With a voice so wild and...tempestuous glee. He did not feel the driver's whip, Nor the hurning heat of day ; Death had illumed the Land of Sleep, And his lifeless hody lay, A worn-cm t fetter,... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...some hidden stream ; And k passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away! MISSIONARY HYMN, FOR THE SOUTH. Spread far the gospel tidings ! Call ocean, earth, and air, To aid... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1848 - 128 pages
...some hidden stream ; And it passed, like a glorious roll of drums, Through the triumph of his dream. The forests, with their myriad tongues, Shouted of...worn-out fetter, that the soul Had broken and thrown away ! THE GOOD PART, SHE dwells by Great Kenhawa's side, In valleys green and cool ; And all her hope and... | |
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