 | Granville series - 1881 - 376 pages
...measured tread of the grenadiers, Marching down to their boats on the shore. 30 THE GRAXVII.LE SERIES. And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre rafters, that round him made 35 Masses and moving shapes of shade, — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1882 - 122 pages
...of the Old North Church, By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre...roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Then, impetooo*. And turned and i girth; :— : . »TBat mostly he waxfee wxL me*. 5- *-JST. tj- —... | |
 | Gleanings - 1882 - 692 pages
...the tower of the church, up the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread. To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre...round him made Masses and moving shapes of shade, — Up the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to... | |
 | Edward MacDonald - 1882 - 68 pages
...locked it after him and went " Up the wooden stain with stealthy tread To the belfry chamber overhead And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre...round him made Masses and moving shapes of shade, Up the light ladder slender and tall To the highest window in the wall." When his task was done Mr.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1883 - 544 pages
...of the Old North Church, By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre...roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. He said to his friend, " If the British ! Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the march dead, By land or... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1883 - 550 pages
...stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry -chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their pereh On the sombre rafters, that round him made Masses...And the moonlight flowing over all. Beneath, in the churehyard, lay the dead, In their night-encampment on the hill, Wrapped in silence so deep and still... | |
 | Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock - 1883 - 454 pages
...of Newman's adventure : "By the wooden stairs with stealthy tread. To the belfry-chamber overhead. And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre...steep and tall. To the highest window in the wall." This accomplished Newman came quickly down, passed through the church, jumped out at a back window,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1894 - 748 pages
...of the Old North Church, By the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeons from their perch On the sombre...shapes of shade, — By the trembling ladder, steep and tailTo the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 548 pages
...the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry -chamber overhead, And startled the pigeonsfrom their perch On the sombre rafters, that round him...shade, — By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, •fo the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1883 - 550 pages
...the wooden stairs, with stealthy tread, To the belfry-chamber overhead, And startled the pigeonsfrom their perch On the sombre rafters, that round him...shade, — By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, Tn the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of... | |
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By the trembling ladder, steep and tall, To the highest window in the wall, Where he paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. 
