Elliot Gray: Or, The Brave-hearted Fireman and Other StoriesNew England Publishing House, 1866 - 260 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة 11
... spirits , and mouldering turrets mantled with ivy where the bats found shelter by day , and the owls hooted at midnight , ― thus it stood , a fitting emblem of the departed glory of the ancient race of THE ELFIN SPRING,
... spirits , and mouldering turrets mantled with ivy where the bats found shelter by day , and the owls hooted at midnight , ― thus it stood , a fitting emblem of the departed glory of the ancient race of THE ELFIN SPRING,
الصفحة 12
Or, The Brave-hearted Fireman and Other Stories. emblem of the departed glory of the ancient race of Löwenherz . Those burly old Norsemen , who once smote with their spears upon their shields , and made the spacious halls ring with their ...
Or, The Brave-hearted Fireman and Other Stories. emblem of the departed glory of the ancient race of Löwenherz . Those burly old Norsemen , who once smote with their spears upon their shields , and made the spacious halls ring with their ...
الصفحة 18
... creates eternal spring . But , no ! Why should I tell you this ? Such words are only meet for those who yearn for glory , honor , power , with an immortal love . Fare- well . " " Stay ! stay ! " said Gottlieb , as 18 THE ELFIN SPRING .
... creates eternal spring . But , no ! Why should I tell you this ? Such words are only meet for those who yearn for glory , honor , power , with an immortal love . Fare- well . " " Stay ! stay ! " said Gottlieb , as 18 THE ELFIN SPRING .
الصفحة 19
... Glory is found in war no more , and lion - hearts must perish , unless they find some nobler , higher sphere of action ; and , urged by strong necessity , a few have found it . " " Where ? " 66 Everywhere ! Down in the bowels of these ...
... Glory is found in war no more , and lion - hearts must perish , unless they find some nobler , higher sphere of action ; and , urged by strong necessity , a few have found it . " " Where ? " 66 Everywhere ! Down in the bowels of these ...
الصفحة 20
... Schwarz , in a tone of scornful pity . " Hand me the cup . You are unworthy of the magic gift . A piece of painted earthen - ware shuts out your sight of glory ! Go to this flattering Delilah ; lay your head upon 20 THE ELFIN SPRING .
... Schwarz , in a tone of scornful pity . " Hand me the cup . You are unworthy of the magic gift . A piece of painted earthen - ware shuts out your sight of glory ! Go to this flattering Delilah ; lay your head upon 20 THE ELFIN SPRING .
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angels Antonio Aristophanes Bay of Naples beauty behold blessing bosom breath bright bright eyes brow burning cheek child Christian clouds constellation couch cried dark daughter dear deep divine door drink earth Elder Smith Elfin Spring Elliot Gray Engel eternal eyes face fair Lady faith Father Stilling feel feet filled fire flames flowers gaze give glory Gottlieb guitar hand happy hath heart heaven Helen Herculaneum holy hope hour human Lady Geraldine lava light lips look Lord Ludore Löwenherz Lucy mind mirthful element Misenum moral morning mother mountain Naples nature neath never night o'er pale Parson Robbins passed pleasant Pleiades Pompeii poor Portici prayer Saturn Schwarz shining smile solemn song sorrow soul spirit stars stood sweet sympathy tears thee things thou thought tion turned Tycho Brahe Vesuvius voice weep wild window wonder words young
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الصفحة 187 - LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
الصفحة 162 - So massive, yet so shadowy, so ethereal, As to belong rather to Heaven than Earth — But instantly receives into his soul A sense, a feeling that he loses not, A something that informs him 'tis a moment Whence he may date henceforward and for ever...
الصفحة 7 - Let there be light! ' Grim darkness felt his might, And fled away; Then startled seas and mountains cold Shone forth, all bright in blue and gold, And cried, — "'Tis day! 'tis day!''
الصفحة 81 - What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid! Heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.
الصفحة 70 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge.
الصفحة 107 - ... for ages with tremendous gloom ; her mysterious springs pouring out everlasting waters from unsearchable recesses; her wrecks of elemental contests ; her jagged rocks, monumental of an earlier world. The lowliest of her beauties has an antiquity beyond that of the pyramids. The evening breeze has the old sweetness which it shed over the fields of Canaan, when Isaac went out to meditate. The Nile swells with its rich waters towards the bulrushes of Egypt, as when the infant Moses nestled among...
الصفحة 90 - There's a dance of leaves in that aspen bower, There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree, There's a smile on the fruit and a smile on the flower, And a laugh from the brook that runs to the sea.
الصفحة 96 - Infancy is the perpetual Messiah, which comes into the arms of fallen men, and pleads with them to return to paradise.
الصفحة 89 - The aspect of nature is devout. Like the figure of Jesus, she stands with bended head, and hands folded upon the breast. The happiest man is he who learns from nature the lesson of worship.
الصفحة 158 - Have we not all one father? hath not one God created us? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, by profaning the covenant of our fathers?