In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the pass! Readings in American Poetry - Page 139by Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 264 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 596 pages
...eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And lite a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...!" And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " Oh, stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !" A tear stood in his bright... | |
| Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...wide !" And loud that clarion voice replied Excelsior ! " O stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !" A tear stood in his bright... | |
| John Celivergos Zachos - 1851 - 570 pages
...beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its gheutli • And like a silver clarion rung The accents 6f that unknown tongue, "Excelsior!" In happy homes he..." And loud that clarion voice replied, " Excelsior 1" " Oh ! stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast 1 " — A tear stood in... | |
| Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1851 - 328 pages
...eye, beneath, Flashed like a falchion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...— And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " Oh ! stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " — A tear stood in... | |
| Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851 - 398 pages
...eye beneath Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...not the pass !" the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempost overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide !" And loud that clarion voice replied Excelsior... | |
| 1851 - 88 pages
...saw the light Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan—EXCELSIOR ! " Try not the pass!" the old man said, " Dark lowers...torrent is deep and wide !" And loud that clarion voice replied—EXCELSIOR t Thy weary head upon this breast !" " 0, stay," the maiden said, " and rest But... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 pages
...eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; 21 o Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! " Try not... | |
| Stephen Watkins Clark - 1851 - 204 pages
...Alpine village passed A youth, who bore through snow and ice A banner, with the strange device — Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above the spectral glacier shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior ! " Try not the pass," the old man said... | |
| 1851 - 1304 pages
...falchion from itd sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior Î In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the «pectra.1 glaciers alione, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelciior ! " Try not the pa=s !"'... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
...eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...! " And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " O, stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " A tear stood in his bright... | |
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