 EXCELSIOR. The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like...  A Compendium of American Literature - Page 670by Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 740 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1850 - 902 pages
...the light of a star falling from the clime he had gained— all, all, is exquisitely beautiful .— " EXCELSIOR. " The shades of night were falling fast,...falchion 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... | |
 | Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge - American fiction - 1842 - 642 pages
...beauties of thought and sentiment, which will make it always a favorite with the lovers of poetry. " EXCELSIOR. " The shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior!... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 148 pages
...doth seal; And that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, In happy... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Literary Criticism - 1842 - 144 pages
...seal; And that smile, like sunshine, dart Into many a sunless heart, For a smile of God thou art. 129 EXCELSIOR. THE shades of night were falling fast,...His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, 130 BALLADS... | |
 | Bibliography - 1842 - 576 pages
...to the graver, and thus share in the fame of the poet. 1842.] Longfellow's Poems. " EXCELSIOR. 243 " THE shades of night were falling fast, As through...His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulcliion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 536 pages
...LONGFELLOW. 301 EXCELSIOR. Та ж shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with...device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...LONGFELLOW. EXCELSIOR. Так shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner with...strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eve beneath FbcbM i;ir» » f..,ii.¡— с— :•- л,.л THE RAINY DAY. Тпе day is cold, and... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 282 pages
...glimmerings almost meet, Crowd back to narrow bounds the ancient night. EXCELSIOR. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner, with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 284 pages
...glimmerings almost meet, Crowd hack to narrow bounds the ancient night. EXCELSIOR. BY HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. THE shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village pass'd A youth, who bore, mid snow and ice, A banner, with the strange device, Excelsior! His brow... | |
 | 1853 - 684 pages
...you continue to sleep, then, thou art the man ! EXCELSIOR ! ВТ HW LONGFELLOW. The shades of eight were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A bauner, with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad; his eye beneath Flashed like a fau'chion... | |
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