 Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon, Batter'd and black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven. The angel warrior, guard of the gates eternal, In battle-harness girt, sleeps on the field ; But when to-morrow comes,...  Songs of the sierras, by Joaquin Miller - Stran 161avtor: Cincinnatus Hiner Miller - 1871Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | Joaquin Miller, Juanita Joaquina Miller - 1873 - 328 strani
...She rules with silent power a peaceful world. 'Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon, Batter' d and black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent...fret the patient earth are all astir, He will resume bis shield, and, facing earthward, The gates of heaven guard from sins of earth. 'Tis morn. Behold... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1883 - 782 strani
...Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil? Cray: Fables. Introduction, 'Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon, Batter'd...battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven. 3240 Joaquin Miller : Ina. Sc. 2 The old clock of the town Strikes night's last hour. The morning's... | |
 | 1896 - 1224 strani
...body Almost like spirit be, And give it some faint glimpses Of immortality ! w. LOWELL — Midnight. and Wit are little seen, But Folly's x. JOAQCIN MILLER — Ina. Sc. 2. Soon as midnight brought on the dusky hour Friendliest to sleep and... | |
 | Joaquin Miller - 1902 - 396 strani
...rules with silent power a peaceful world. 'Tie midnight now. The bent and broken moon, All batter'd, black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent on...gates eternal, In battle-harness girt, sleeps on the ñeld: But when to-morrow comes, when wicked That fret the patient earth are all astir, He will resume... | |
 | Joaquin Miller - 1909 - 256 strani
...now. The bent and broken mocn. All batter'd, black, as from a thousand battles. Hangs silent on tie purple walls of heaven. The angel •warrior, guard...the gates eternal. In battle-harness girt, sleeps en the field: Bat when tomorrow cctnes. when wicked men That fret the patient earth are afl astir,... | |
 | Fannie Sydnor Cartmell - 1909 - 176 strani
...drive the ghost from Belmont. " The man laughed. 'Tis midnight now, the bent and broken moon. Battered and black, as from a thousand battles. Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven. Joai/uin Miller. AILLIEUX plodded through the days among books and maps of the sky, waiting for the... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1911 - 784 strani
...of Christ's Besurreehun Whence is thy learning? Hath thy toil O'er books consumed the midnight oil? 'Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon, Batter'd...battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven. 3240 Joaquin Miller: Ina. Sc. Z The old clock of the town Strikes night's last hour. The morning's... | |
 | GEORGE WHARTON JAMES - 1914 - 706 strani
...of night at a kingly mountain's base. " "Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon All batter'tl, black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven." But before they saw the sunset I would demand that they climb to the virgin snow-fields on Shasta's... | |
 | George Wharton James - 1914 - 628 strani
...serenity of night at a kingly mountain's base. " Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon All batter'd, black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven." But before they saw the sunset I would demand that they climb to the virgin snow-fields on Shasta's... | |
 | George Wharton James - 1914 - 560 strani
...serenity of night at a kingly mountain's base. " Tis midnight now. The bent and broken moon All batter'd, black, as from a thousand battles, Hangs silent on the purple walls of heaven." But before they saw the sunset I would demand that they climb to the virgin snow-fields on Shasta's... | |
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