 The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me, That my soul cannot...  The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Page 141by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 417 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1858 - 312 pages
...impressed his mind with the undefinable feeling with which such loveliness inspires some hearts ; " That feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles rain." What is this ? Is it the promise ever sounding in the pilgrim's ear of... | |
 | 1858 - 402 pages
...and the darkness Falls from the wings of night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in its flight. I see the lights of the village Gleam through the rain and mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me That my soul cannot resist. A feeling of sadness and longing,... | |
 | 1858 - 890 pages
...pictures, has been of late years toned into something that is almost melancholy :— He reveals now, " A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain ; Or resembles sadness only As the mist resembles rain." He never toys with his work, never slurs over... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 pages
...DONE. THE day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the...That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heartfelt lay, That shall... | |
 | HENRY HOWE - 1859 - 748 pages
...LONGFELLOW. The day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the...That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles the rain. Come, read to me some poem, Some simple and heart-felt lay, That shall... | |
 | 1859 - 528 pages
..."Waif THE day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an Eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the...feeling of sadness comes o'er me, That my soul cannot rfist ; A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the... | |
 | 1859 - 616 pages
...correct would be inartistic. Here are three of the quatrains — I see the lights of the village Oleam through the rain and the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes over md That my soul cannot resist — A feeling of sadness and longing That i • not akin to pain,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 468 pages
...DONE. THE day is done, and the darkness Falls from the wings of Night, As a feather is wafted downward From an eagle in his flight. I see the lights of the...the mist, And a feeling of sadness comes o'er me, A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles... | |
 | Margaret Fuller - 1860 - 486 pages
...years, will remain of thy race but the foot-prints 1 Here is another very graceful and natural simile : A feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles rain. Another— I will forget her! All dear recollections, Pressed in my heart... | |
 | Caroline M. Mersereau - 1860 - 370 pages
...bramble's smart, A maid to see her bird depart, A stripling for a woman's heart. Scott. B. L. — The feeling of sadness and longing, That is not akin to pain, And resembles sorrow only As the mist resembles rain, Longfellow. 12. <?. — You are not in danger of doing a wise thing ; less... | |
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