 For, like strains of martial music, Their mighty thoughts suggest Life's endless toil and endeavor; And to-night I long for rest. Read from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids...  Macmillan's Magazine - Page 351886Full view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - American poetry - 1860 - 448 pages
...from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart. As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start; Who, through long days...quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like the benedietion That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choiee,... | |
 | Souvenir - 1860 - 272 pages
...gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, '/ *0r tears from the eyelids start; 1 f Who, through long days of labour, And nights devoid...come like the benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet The beauty... | |
 | William Landels - Conduct of life - 1861 - 280 pages
...from some humbler poet, Whose songs gusted from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start. " Who through long days...heard in his soul the music * Of wonderful melodies With such stores accessible, we are favoured with the means of developing our manhood beyond the men... | |
 | Christian lyrics - Christian poetry, English - 1861 - 240 pages
... 600082424Q Qlljrbtian Cgrics: MODERN AUTHORS. ** Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse...come like the benediction That follows after prayer!" LONDON: HAMILTON, ADAMS, AND CO.; NOBWICH I J. FLETCHER. If* .c./f. IN this little volume -we have... | |
 | Said - 1861 - 348 pages
...complete the analogy by a parting quotation from the poem which has proved so appropriate already, " Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse...come like the benediction That follows after prayer." For a minute Cicelie was silent, for she lent to the rhyme of the poet, not her voice only, but her... | |
 | Henry Howe - United States - 1861 - 844 pages
...sbow'rs from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eye- lids start; Who, through long days of labor. And nights devoid of ease, Still heard in his soul the music Of wonderful melodies. Snch fiongs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like the benediction That follows... | |
 | Quotations - 1861 - 356 pages
...renown Of light is Poesy: 'Tis the supreme of power: The might half slumbering on its own right arm. Such songs have power to quiet The restless pulse of care, And como like the benediction That follows after prayer. LONGFELLOW. The land of song within thee lies,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1862 - 548 pages
...from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start. Who, through long days...to quiet The restless pulse of care, And come like benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice,... | |
 | Stephen Frederick Williams - Criticism - 1862 - 328 pages
...from some humbler poet, Whose songs gushed from his heart, As showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start ; Who through long days...heard in his soul the music Of wonderful melodies." We read all these. And who would not possess such riches ? Who would not command the attendance of... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 438 pages
...showers from the clouds of summer, Or tears from the eyelids start ; Who, through long days of labor, And nights devoid of ease, Still heard in his soul...come like the benediction That follows after prayer. Then read from the treasured volume The poem of thy choice, And lend to the rhyme of the poet And the... | |
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