 He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. My Lord has need of these flowerets gay, The Reaper said, and smiled : Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where...  Sketches of My School-mates - Page 102by Helen P. Warner - 1856 - 114 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Irenĉus Prime - Children - 1852 - 168 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed on the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves : It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord hath need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1852 - 256 pages
...me, I will give them all back again." 0 f>. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, ' He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. Deal1 tokens of the earth arc they, Where He was once a child. '• They shall all bloom in fields... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - English poetry - 1852 - 356 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." • He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves : It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. 240 LONGFELLOW. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1853 - 492 pages
...bearded grain 1 Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." 3. He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kiss'd...the Lord of Paradise, He bound them in his sheaves. 4. "My Lord has need of these + flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 496 pages
...Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise...bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once... | |
 | Conduct of life - 1853 - 402 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of paradise...bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1853 - 248 pages
...us sorrowful they'd go. ANGEL CHILDREN. No. I. "He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes; He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. 'My Lord hath need of these flowerets gay,! The reaper said, and smiled ; ' Dear tokens of the earth are they,... | |
 | Martha Noyes Williams - Suffering - 1853 - 292 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord hath need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they,... | |
 | Henry Harbaugh - Future life - 1853 - 410 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord hath need of the flowerets gay," The reaper said, and smiled; " Dear tokens of the earth are they,... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. " My Lord hath need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they,... | |
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