 A traveller, by the faithful hound, Half-buried in the snow was found, Still grasping in his hand of ice That banner with the strange device Excelsior ! There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and...  Bentley's Miscellany - Page 36edited by - 1842Full view - About this book
 | N. Brittan, L. H. Sherwood - Hymns, English - 1855 - 400 pages
...voice cried through the startled air — A traveller, by the faithful hound, Half-buried in the snovr, was found, Still grasping in his hand of ice That...device — Excelsior! There, in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful he lay ; And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling... | |
 | Charlotte Phillips - English poetry - 1855 - 188 pages
...A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior ! A traveller, by the faithful hound Half buried in the snow was found, Still grasping in his hand...ice That banner with the strange device, Excelsior! • And from the sky serene and far A voice fell—like a falling star, Excelsior ! LONGFELLOW. SELF-EXAMINATION.... | |
 | Evert Augustus Duyckinck, George Long Duyckinck - American literature - 1855 - 474 pages
...oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior I A traveller, by the faithful honnd, Half-buried in the snow was found, Still grasping in his hand of ice That banner with the strange derie», Excelsior 1 There, in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 pages
...The pious monks of Saint Bernard3 Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior ! A traveller, by the faithful hound,...device, Excelsior ! There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling... | |
 | Songs - 1856 - 712 pages
...The pious monks of Saint BEBNABD TTtter'd the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior ! A traveller, by the faithful hound,...device, Excelsior ! There, in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay ; And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling... | |
 | American poetry - 1856 - 352 pages
...The pious monks of St. Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air Excelsior ! A traveller, by the faithful hound,...device Excelsior ! There in the twilight, cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautifal, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - American literature - 1856 - 338 pages
...The pious monks of Saint Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air : "Excelsior!" A traveller, by the faithful hound,...device — Excelsior ! There, in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...The pious monks of Saint Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior ! A traveller, by the faithful hound,...his hand of ice That banner with the strange device, There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, hut beautiful, he lay ; And from the sky, serene and... | |
 | Charles Northend - Orators - 1856 - 276 pages
...cried through the startled air, " Excelsior ! " A traveller, — by the faithful hound, Half buried in the snow, was found, Still grasping in his hand...That banner with the strange device, "Excelsior!" EXERCISE XLIII. THE BATTLE OF LIFE. i UP to the strife with care , Be thine an oaken heart ! Life's... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1857 - 428 pages
...heavenward The pious monks of St Bernard Uttered the oft-repeated prayer, A voice cried through the startled air, Excelsior ! A traveller, by the faithful hound,...device Excelsior ! There in the twilight cold and gray, Lifeless, but beautiful, he lay, And from the sky, serene and far, A voice fell, like a falling... | |
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