I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the... Garden Walks with the Poets - Page 241by Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1852 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
| Ann Jane - 1855 - 1198 pages
...the old man with his silver locks and the bright young maiden in her beauty, are aliki to him — " He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." So it was in young Emily's home. There they num bered their treasures— -Jive young loving hearts.... | |
| Enoch Lewis, Samuel Rhoads - 1848 - 856 pages
...sinful trade ? — Nat. Temp. C/iron. Selected for Friendi' Review. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, H« reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. "Shall I have nought that... | |
| J. S. A. - 1849 - 274 pages
...grownup people. But now you shall hear the poem speak for itself : — THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 500 pages
...; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait. 8 THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ? " saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
| 1850 - 560 pages
...our Schoels, is the earnest desire of Your sincere friend, o YETTA. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with his sickle...breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall 1 have nought that is fair?" saith he; " Have nonght but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 pages
...of this, some otherwise very fine lines which are spoiled by this obtrusive subjectiveness. " There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. * * * * " He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves, It was for the... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1850 - 382 pages
...of this, some otherwise very fine lines which are spoiled by this obtrusive subjectiveness. " There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his sickle...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. * * * * " He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves, It was for the... | |
| Anne Marsh-Caldwell - 1850 - 312 pages
...his head, and carrying his great coat upon his arm.' CHAPTER XII. There is a Reaper, whose name ia Death, And with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. LONGFELLOW. HE hastened to Portugal-street, in which quiet street Selwyn had lately taken up his residence.... | |
| Gems - 1851 - 206 pages
...pleasant, Cometh soon our Holiday. Work away! Dlckem's Household Words. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWER. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle...naught but the bearded grain ? " Though the breath of those flowers is sweet to me, " I will give them all back again." He gaz'd on the flowers with tearful... | |
| 1851 - 526 pages
...was, byrepeated miracles of the same kind, continued. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THESE is areaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He...bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers in sweet to me, I will give all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their... | |
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