But the father answered never a word, A frozen corpse was he. Lashed to the helm, all stiff and stark, With his face turned to the skies, The lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and... The Poetic New World - Page 105edited by - 1910 - 526 pagesFull view - About this book
| Book - 1859 - 334 pages
...gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands, and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the waves On the lake of Galilee. And fast through the midnight dark and drear, Through the whistling sleet... | |
| Harvey Marriott - 1859 - 284 pages
...gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. . Then the maiden clasped her hands, and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the waves On the lake of Galilee. And fast through the midnight dark and drear, Through the whistling sleet... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 pages
...lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought...of Galilee. And fast through the midnight dark and dmir. Through the whistling sleet and snow, Like a sheeted ghost, the vessel swept Towards the reef... | |
| Sophia May Eckley - 1860 - 326 pages
...Nazareth for his labours by the shores of Galilee. THE SEA OP GALILEE. ' When the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought...Christ who stilled the wave On the lake of Galilee.' LONGFELLOW. Silent but eloquent are the shores of the sea of Galilee, reflecting in its tranquil waters... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 514 pages
...lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the wave, And fast through the midnight dark and drear, Through the whistling sleet and snow, Like a sheeted... | |
| Mrs. Frances West Atherton Pike - 1860 - 310 pages
...shared with all who looked upon the workings of that terrific whirlwind. Amidst all she was calm, " And she thought of Christ, who stilled the wave On the lake of Galilee." CHAPTEE XX. . " Lord, save us: we perish." St. Matt. viii. 23. SUSPENSE and anxiety seemed to have... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...gleamed, through the gleaming snow, On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the wave And fast through the midnight, dark and drear, Through the whistling sleet and snow, Like a sheeted... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the wava On the Lake of Galilee. And fast through the midnight dark and drear. Through the whistling sleet... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...lantern gleamed through the gleaming snow On his fixed and glassy eyes. Then the maiden clasped her hands and prayed That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who stilled the waves And fast through the midnight, dark and drear, Through the whistling sleet and snow, * Like a... | |
| Popular poetry - 1862 - 246 pages
...clasp'd her hands and pray'd That saved she might be ; And she thought of Christ, who still'd the waves On the Lake of Galilee. And fast through the midnight...sleet and snow, Like a sheeted ghost, the vessel swept Tow'rds the reef of Norman's Woe. And ever the fitful gusts between A sound came from the land ; It... | |
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