 And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed...  Chambers's Edinburgh Journal - Page 1941844Full view - About this book
 | Martha Noyes Williams - 1853 - 274 pages
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; FOOTSTEPS OF ANGELS. 75 The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. He, the young... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 302 pages
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; *'He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings... | |
 | John Cumming - 1854 - 302 pages
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; " Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; " He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings... | |
 | 1854
...parlor wall — Theu the forms of the departed Enter the open door; The beloved, the true-hearted. Come to visit me once more. He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longing for the strife, By the roadside fell and perished. Weary with the march of life. They, the... | |
 | Edward Rupert Humphreys - 1854
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour-wall: Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more : He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for... | |
 | Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1854
...an open book, a volume of Longfellow's poems, just published, which lay on a table by her side — " then " ' The forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; • The beloved — the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. With a slow and noiseless footstep, Come those messengers... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 640 pages
...slumbered, To a holy, calm delight ; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon...departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, tho young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855
...And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour-wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for... | |
 | Wedding rings - 1855 - 155 pages
...vision increased tenfold. Oh, what hallowed remembrances come to us in the soft hush of twilight ! " ' Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit us once more.' " Down the long vista of years glides thought after thought.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1856 - 400 pages
...slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; Ere the evening lamps are lighted, Anil, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon...forms of the departed Enter at the open door; The l)eloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more; He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble... | |
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