 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...was sad ; his eye beneath, Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion ruug The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In...warm and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, But from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! "Try not the Pass!" the old man said; " Dark lowers... | |
 | Simon Kerl - 1861 - 372 pages
...the change of feet in the last line, improves the vigor of the stanza. 46. aa tt e 4 » " Hia br&w was sad : his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath ; ±f And like a silver clarI6n rung The accents of that mountain tongue, » -4- or 2 i Excelsior I"—... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1862 - 564 pages
...banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a fakhion from its sheath And like a silver clarion rung The...shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior I •' Try not the Pass ! " the old man said , " Dark lowers the tempest overhead ; The roaring torrent... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 pages
...and ice, A banner with the strange device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flash'd like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver...warm and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, But from his lips escaped a groan, — Excelsior ! " Try not the Pass ! " the old man said : " Dark... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 796 pages
...His brow was sad : his eye beneath Flash'd like a falchion from iis sheath, And like a silver elarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of houschold fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the speetral glacicrs shone, And from his lips escaped... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 438 pages
...banner with the strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath. And like a silver clarion rung The...lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! " Try not the Pass 1 " the old man said ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide ! "... | |
 | Golden gleanings - 1863 - 342 pages
...and ice, A banner, with the strange device, Excelsior ! 1 His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flash'd like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver...happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warn and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior !... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1864 - 466 pages
...from its sheath, . And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, EXCELSIOR ! 3. In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, EXCELSIOR ! 4. " Try not the Pass !" the -old man said, " Dark lowers the tempest overhead ; The roaring torrent... | |
 | 1864 - 428 pages
...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...sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents cf that unknown tongue — " Excelsior !" In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1864 - 342 pages
...at every breath : And like a furious madman sung The accents of that unknown tongue — Secession ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral gallows shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Secession ! " Try not that game ! " Abe Lincoln... | |
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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 — 1 Excelsior !' " His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath ; And like... 
