The shades of night were falling fast, As through an Alpine village passed A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice, A banner with the strange device, Excelsior... English Verse - Pagina 159geredigeerd door - 1883Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 590 pagina’s
...device — Exceltior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that...happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior... | |
| 1842 - 546 pagina’s
...Excelsior ! " His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And tike a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown...overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide !' And load that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! " ' O stay,' the maiden said, ' and rest Thy weary head... | |
| 1842 - 576 pagina’s
...device, . Excelsior ! " His brow was sad; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulcliion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that..." ' Try not the Pass !' the old man said ; ' Dark rowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide!' And loud that clarion voice replied,... | |
| 1842 - 544 pagina’s
...device, Excelsior ! " His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that...shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior I " ' Try not the Pass !' the old man said ; ' Dark lowers the tempest overhead, The roaring torrent... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1842 - 718 pagina’s
...device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that...happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan — Excelsior... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1842 - 148 pagina’s
...strange device Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath, Flashed like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! 9 « In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the spectral... | |
| 1842 - 694 pagina’s
...device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue — Exceliier I In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright; Above the... | |
| 1842 - 682 pagina’s
...device — Excelsior ! His brow was sad ; his eye beneath Flashed like a falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue— Ezceliierl In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam clear and bright; Above the spectral... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 280 pagina’s
...strange device, Excelsior ! His brow was sad : his eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung, The accents of that...!" And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! 140 EXCELSIOR. " O stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !" A tear stood... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1843 - 278 pagina’s
...eye beneath Flash'd like a faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung, The accents of_ that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he...!" And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! 140 EXCELSIOR. " O stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast I" A tear stood... | |
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