 And I saw in a vision how far and fleet That fatal bullet went speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat Without a murmur, without a cry ; And a...  Once a Week - Page 421edited by - 1866Full view - About this book
 | Eleanor Vere Boyle - 1885 - 322 pages
...his sword. " Sudden and swift a whistling ball Came out of a wood, and the voice was still ; * * * * And I saw by the light of the Surgeon's lamp Two white...cheeks, And one, just over his heart, blood-red." Henry Wadsiuorth Longfellow. 1807—1882. (From " Killed at the Ford.") ', ND the wild-Roses of the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1886 - 348 pages
...to his saddle again, And through the mire and the mist and the rain Carried him back to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed ; And I...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat Without... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1886 - 362 pages
...and the mist and the rain Carried him back to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed ; Two white roses upon his cheeks, And one, just over...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat, Without... | |
 | Francis Fisher Browne - 1886 - 352 pages
...and the mist and the rain Carried him back to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed ; Two white roses upon his cheeks, And one, just over...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat, Without... | |
 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1886 - 522 pages
...thing war is ! Woe to him by whom it cometh ! Compare this with his ballad, " Killed at the Ford " : And I saw in a vision how far and fleet That fatal...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat Without... | |
 | 1886 - 406 pages
...despairing hopes ? Do you remember Longfellow's pathetic lines, " Killed at the Ford " ? i/o I/I *• And I saw in a vision how far and fleet That fatal...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant north. Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat \Vithout... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1887 - 360 pages
...to his saddle again, And through the mire and the mist and the rain Carrieil him back to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed ; And I s-iw by the light of the surgeon's lamp Two white roses upon his cheeks, And one, just over his heart,... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton - 1894 - 398 pages
...to his saddle again, And through the mire and the mist and the rain Carried him hack to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed, And I...speeding forth Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat Without... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1894 - 200 pages
...to his saddle again, And through the mire and the mist and the rain Carried him back to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed ; And I...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat Without... | |
 | 1896 - 532 pages
...to his saddle again, And through the mire and the mist and the rain Carried him back to the silent camp, And laid him as if asleep on his bed ; And I...speeding forth, Till it reached a town in the distant North, Till it reached a house in a sunny street, Till it reached a heart that ceased to beat Without... | |
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