 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion ruug The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...warm and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, But from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! "Try not the Pass!" the old man said; " Dark lowers... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1861 - 316 pages
...falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; 12 Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! " Try not the... | |
 | Children's poetry - 1861 - 320 pages
...falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright ; 266 EXCELSIOR. Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior !... | |
 | William Jordan Unwin - 1862 - 300 pages
...falchion from its sheath ; And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, "Excelsior!" In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...!" And loud that clarion voice replied, " Excelsior !" " 0 stay !" the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !" A tear stood in his bright... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1862 - 792 pages
...falchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...wide!" And loud that clarion voice replied, Excelsior ! "Oh, stay,' the maiden said, "and rest Thy weary Head upon this breast !" A tear stood in his bright... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1862 - 548 pages
...faulchion from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue. Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...overhead, The roaring torrent is deep and wide !" And load that clarion voice replied, Excelsior! " Oh stay," the maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1862 - 564 pages
...fakhion from its sheath And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...shone ; And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior I •' Try not the Pass ! " the old man said , " Dark lowers the tempest overhead ; The roaring torrent... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 pages
...from its sheath, And like a silver clarion rung The accents of that unknown tongue, — Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires...warm and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, But from his lips escaped a groan, — Excelsior ! " Try not the Pass ! " the old man said : " Dark... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1862 - 796 pages
...happy homes he saw the light Of houschold fires gleam warm and bright ; Above, the speetral glacicrs shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior ! " Try not the pass !" the old man snid ; " Dark lowers the tempest overhead ; The roaring torrent is deep and wide!" And lond that elarion... | |
 | Golden gleanings - 1863 - 342 pages
...accents of that unknown tongue, Excelsior ! In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warn and bright ; Above the spectral glaciers shone, And...maiden said, " and rest Thy weary head upon this breast !" Excelsior. 1 7 A tear stood in his bright blue eye, But still he answered with a sigh, Excelsior... | |
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In happy homes he saw the light Of household fires gleam warm and bright; Above, the spectral glaciers shone, And from his lips escaped a groan, Excelsior! "Try not the Pass! 
