 Down the dark future, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease; And like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, "Peace !" Peace ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast...  Poems - Page 22by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850Full view - About this book
 | Virginia De Forrest - Anthologies - 1860 - 368 pages
...lift again Its hand against a brother, on its forehead Would wear for ever more the curse of Cain ! Down the dark future, through long generations, The...I hear, once more, the voice of Christ say " Peace !" THE ARSENAL. 125 Peace ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - American poetry - 1860 - 448 pages
...bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear onee more the voiee of Christ say, " Peaee ! " Peaee ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of...of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise. A GLEAM OF SUNSHINE. THIS is the place. Stand still, my steed, Let me review the scene. And summon... | |
 | 1068 pages
...concluding words are just now so prophetic and sogge>tive. "Down the dark future, through long generation-. The echoing sounds grow fainter, and then cease :...vibrations. I hear once more the voice of Christ say " Pence T Peace! aud no longer from its brazen ]K>rtal» The blast of wars great organ shakes But beautiful... | |
 | Hymns, English - 1860 - 152 pages
...11 & ]0s. M. LONGFELLOW. Peace. 1 DOWN the dark future, through long generations, The sounds of war grow fainter, and then cease ; And like a bell with...I hear once more the voice of Christ say, "Peace!" 2 Peace ! and no longer, from its brazen portals, The blast of war's great organ shakes the skies ;... | |
 | Quotations - 1861 - 356 pages
...Wims. O learn that Peace, sweet Peace, is ever found In her eternal home, on holy ground. MRS. EITEURY. Down the dark future, through long generations, The...vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say "Peaoel" Peace I and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of war's great organ shakes the skies... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...against a brother, on its forehead Would wear for evermore the curse "of Cain ! Down the dark ft'ture, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow...I hear once more the voice of Christ say, " Peace I" Peace ! and no longer from its brazen portals The blast of War's great organ shakes the skies !... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...lift again Its hand against a brother, on its forehead Would wear for evermore the curse of Cain ! * Down the dark future, through long generations. The...of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise. MAIDENHOOD. Maiden ! with the meek, brown eyes, In whose orbs a shadow lies Like the dusk in evening... | |
 | Almanacs - 106 pages
...lift again Its hand against a brother, on its forehead Would wear for evermore the curse of Cain ! Down the dark future, through long generations, The...of the immortals, The holy melodies of love arise. WH LONGFELLOW. 22 THE STORY OF LITTLE MARIA. cn.vrTKn PIKST. — THE PONY. DURINO a visit of a few... | |
 | 1862 - 658 pages
...limned so well, and to whose people his concluding words arc just now so prophetic and suggestive. " Down the dark future, through long generations. The...vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say " 1'eace !" I 'cace ! aiid no longer from its brazen portals The blast of war's great organ shakes... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1862 - 548 pages
...should lift again Its hand against a brother, on its forehead Would wear for evermore the curse of Cam ! Down the dark future, through long generations, The echoing sounds grow fainter and then cease l And like a bell, with solemn, sweet vibrations, I hear once more the voice of Christ say, " Peace... | |
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