 To me the thought of death is terrible, Having such hold on life. To thee it is not So much even as the lifting of a latch ; Only a step into the open air Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent walls...  The Eclectic Review - Page 486edited by - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Arthur Fraser Sim - 1896 - 304 pages
...the very early morning of Oct. 29th, 1895, within four days of completing his thirty-fourth year. " To me the thought of death is terrible, Having such...step into the open air Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent walls. 0 pure in heart ! " * Throughout his illness... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1896 - 576 pages
...terrible, Having each hold of life ; to you it is not More than the sudden lifting of a latch; Nought but a step into the open air, Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent folds. LONGFELLOW'S GOLDEN LEOEND s 'VE got a good piece... | |
 | 1896 - 260 pages
...terrible, Having such hold on life ; to me it is not ; No more than is the lifting of a latch, Or as a step into the open air Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent folds. Again, it was no small matter that, in an age... | |
 | 1897 - 456 pages
...hearts preponderates, And the other, like an empty one, flies up And is accounted vanity and air ! To me the thought of death is terrible, Having such hold on life. To thee it is not So much aa the lifting of a latch ; Only a step into the open air, Oat of a tent already luminous With light... | |
 | Order of the Eastern Star. General Grand Chapter - 1898 - 1118 pages
...DieD at Dubuque, Hugust 4, 1901. Xalo to rest in Hnamosa, Hug. 8, 1901. "To him death was not So much as the lifting of a latch; Only a step Into the open air, Out from a tent already luminous lwalls." With light that shines through its transparent "Serenely to his... | |
 | 1913 - 1094 pages
...turning-point, but it is not the end. How poetically another writer has put it: "To him it was not so much as the lifting of a latch. Only a step into the open air. Out from a tent already luminous With light, that shines Through its transparent walls." NEW YORK CITY... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1901 - 484 pages
...hearts preponderates, And the other, like an empty one, flies up, And is accounted vanity and air ! To me the thought of death is terrible, Having such...step into the open air Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent walls. O pure in heart ! from thy sweet dust shall grow... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1901 - 472 pages
...hearts preponderates, And the other, like an empty one, flies up, And is accounted vanity and air ! To me the thought of death is terrible, Having such...step into the open air Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent walls. O pure in heart ! from thy sweet dust shall grow... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1901 - 470 pages
...terrible, Having such hold of life ; to you it is not More than the sudden lifting of a latch ; Nought but a step into the open air, Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent folds. LONGFELLOW'S Golden Legend. ' I'VE got a good... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1893 - 924 pages
...the thought of death is terrible. And is accounted vanity and air! Having such hold on life. To thec it is not So much even as the lifting of a latch;...step into the open air Out of a tent already luminous With light that shines through its transparent walls! 890 O pure in heart! from thy sweet dust shall... | |
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