I HEARD the trailing garments of the Night Sweep through her marble halls ! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls. I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er me from above ; The calm majestic presence of the... AN ARCTIC JOURNAL - Side 22av LIEUT SHERARD OSBORN - 1852Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1839 - 174 sider
...through her marble halls ! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls ! I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop...majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love. I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold, soft chimes, That fill the haunted chambers... | |
| William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1840 - 616 sider
...through her marble halls ! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial wall«! I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop...majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love. I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold soft chimes That fill the haunted chambers of... | |
| 1840 - 326 sider
...through her marble halls ! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls ! I felt her presence, by its spell of might. Stoop...majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love. I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold soft chimes That fill the haunted chambers of... | |
| Daniel Kimball Whitaker, Milton Clapp, William Gilmore Simms, James Henley Thornwell - 1842 - 578 sider
...through her marble halls ! I saw her sahle skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls ! I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop...majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love. I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold, soft chimes, That fill the haunted chambers... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 sider
...through her marble halls ! I saw her sable skirts all fringed with light From the celestial walls ! I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop...majestic presence of the Night, As of the one I love. I heard the sounds of sorrow and delight, The manifold, soft chimes, That fill the haunted chambers... | |
| 1849 - 608 sider
...fringed with light From her celestial walls ; We felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er us from above, The calm, majestic presence of the night, As of the one we love." The poetic genius of the place whispered — " How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness... | |
| William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1849 - 840 sider
...fringed with light From lier celestial walls ; We felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er us from above, The calm, majestic presence of the night, As of the one we love." The poetic genius of tho place whispered — " Uow bountiful is night Î A dewy freshness... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - 1849 - 608 sider
...fringed with light From her celestial walls ; We felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop o'er us from above, The calm, majestic presence of the night, As of the one we love." The poetic genius of the place whispered — " How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1850 - 380 sider
...with light From the celestial walls." He redeems this artificial imagery by the following verse : " I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop...majestic presence of the night, As of the one I love ! * * * " O, holy night ! from thee I learn to bear What man has done before ; Thou layest thy finger... | |
| Thomas Powell - 1850 - 384 sider
...with light From the celestial walls." He redeems this artificial imagery by the following verse : " I felt her presence, by its spell of might, Stoop...majestic presence of the night, As of the one I love ! * * * " O, holy night ! from thee I learn to bear What man has done before ; Thou layest thy finger... | |
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