ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to... Songs of Three Centuries - Stran 134uredili: - 1876 - 352 straniCelotni ogled - O knjigi
| Coventry Patmore - 1863 - 390 strani
...From which no care can save, And, partner once of Tiney's box, Must soon partake his grave. XIV ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou ? ' — The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd,... | |
| Coventry Patmore - 1863 - 386 strani
...no care can save, And, partner once of Tiney's box, Must soon partake his grave. XIV ABOU BEN AD HEM AND THE ANGEL ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase)...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou ? ' — The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accprd, Answer'd,... | |
| John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 strani
...; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL.— Leigh Hunt. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase) Awoke one...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, " What writest thou 1 " — The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered,... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1863 - 314 strani
...the dead. It is a trait of human nature, for which I love it. ABOU BEN ADEEM: AND THE ANGEL. i. Abon Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said : ' What writest thou f—The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, '... | |
| 1863 - 150 strani
...They walk in cap and plume ! f,b0n ben Abou ben Adhem, may his tribe increase ! Awoke one night f- om a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight...bold, And to the presence in the room he said. What writest thou ? The vision raised its head, And with a look, made of all sweet accord, Answered —... | |
| Henry Washington Hilliard - 1865 - 556 strani
...aunt made the request, with eager interest. He observed it, and looking at her, uttered the lines : " ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...bold, And to the presence in the room he said : * What writest thou?' The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered : * The... | |
| M. A. Edwards - 1865 - 312 strani
...you and Caroline to learn :— "Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night from a sweet dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his...bold; And to the Presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou ? *. The Vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered,... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 strani
...silence show, till we laugh a-top, sweet flowers' Take also the following, as examples of his style : — Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...And to the Presence in the room he said — " What writest thou ?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered —... | |
| Standard poetry book - 1866 - 300 strani
...torrent and the whirlwind's roar But bind him to his native mountains more. ABOU BEN ADHEM. Goldsmith. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?"—The Vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, "... | |
| Frances Martin - 1866 - 506 strani
...9 Hoar-frost cold. 10 Not alone. u Go oft awry. " Eye. CXII. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE AN GEL. " ^BOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, 'What writest thou?' — The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered,... | |
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