 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 - 1852 - 256 pages
...beneath, 1 'lashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rang 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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 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... | |
 | 1852 - 620 pages
...eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! " In happy homes...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... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1852 - 610 pages
...silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! " In happy homes he saw the liaht % m2X 闰 H Pڼ ۚ I u ! " 'O, sUy,' the maiden said, 'and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !' A tear stood in his bright... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...eye beneath Flashed like a falehion from its sheath ; And like a silver elarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...household fires gleam warm and bright : Above, the speetral glaciers shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! " Try not the Pass ! " the... | |
 | James Orton - 1852 - 182 pages
...LONDON WILLIAM PICKERING 1852 • " ' TRY not the Pafs ! ' the old man faid ; ' Dark lowers the tempeft overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide ! ' And loud that clarion voice replied ' Excelfior ! ' " Longfellow. THE world's right alchemy reveals no blank, Its poets turning meaneft... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1852 - 588 pages
...eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household (ires gleam warm and bright: Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan,... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 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... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 496 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...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! cc Try not the Pass ! " the old man said ; "Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 504 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...the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Ahove, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! " Try not the... | |
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