 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
 | Robert Shafer - 1926 - 1410 pages
...Longfellow soon after the death of his first wife, who is referred to in the sixth and succeeding stanzas. 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... | |
 | Edmund Shaftesbury - 1924 - 336 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. — The beloved ones, the true-hearted. Come to \~isit me once more." " DUT I have sinuous shells of pearly hue D Within,... | |
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