 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor-wall; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me oiice more ; He, the young and strong, who cherish'd Noble longings for the strife, By the road-side... | |
 | Henry Allon - Christianity - 1862
...And like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlour wall ; ' Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit us once more.'f The state of the atmosphere is well known to have a powerful effect upon the mind,... | |
 | Lays, John Bawtree Harvey - 1862 - 348 pages
...And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlour- wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. He, the young and strong, who cherish'd Noble longings... | |
 | 1863
...The time is evening : — •' When the hours of day are numbered, And the voices of the night Wake the better soul that slumbered, To a holy calm delight...departed Enter at the open door; The beloved, the pure hearted, Come to visit me once more." An elderly gentleman sits in an apartment lighted only by... | |
 | Francis James Child - Religious poetry - 1863 - 204 pages
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door...beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. — He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the road-side fell and... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1864
...And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire light Dance upon the parlour wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door...beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; Ho, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the road-side fell and... | |
 | Levi K. Coonley - Hymns, English - 1864 - 224 pages
...And like phantoms, grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful firelight Dance upon the parlor wall ; 3 Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door ; The beloved ones, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more. 4 With a slow and noiseless footstep Come the messengers... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1865 - 700 pages
...lighted. And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour wall Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door...beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the roadside fell and perished,... | |
 | Cecil Frances Alexander - Children's poetry, English - 1865 - 335 pages
...lighted, And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlor wall ; Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door...beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherished Noble longings for the strife, By the road-side fell and... | |
 | Our life - 1865
...And, like phantoms grim and tall, Shadows from the fitful fire-light Dance upon the parlour wall ; AA Then the forms of the departed Enter at the open door;...beloved, the true-hearted, Come to visit me once more ; He, the young and strong, who cherished i Noble longings for the strife, By the road-side fell and... | |
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WHEN the hours of Day are numbered, And the voices of the Night Wake the better soul, that slumbered, To a holy, calm delight; Ere the evening lamps... 
