 I have read, in the marvellous heart of man, That strange and mystic scroll, That an army of phantoms, vast and wan, Beleaguer the human soul. Encamped beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous...  The Gift Book of Gems - Sida 191856 - 312 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1840
...stream, j In fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the niglit. Upon its midnight battle-ground The spectral camp...challenge breaks the air, But the rushing of life's wave. But when the solemn and deep church bell Entreats the soul to pray, The midnight phantoms feel the... | |
 | John Keese - 1841 - 320 sidor
...beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night Upon its midnight battle-ground...the army of the grave ; No other challenge breaks Ui ; air, But the rushing of Life's wave. And, when the solemn and deep church-bell Entreats the soul... | |
 | 1840
...light, Gigantie shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon it* midnight battle-ground And with a sorrowful, deep sound, Flows the river of life between. No olller voiee or sound is there, In the army of llie grave — No other ehallenge breaks the air, But... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1842 - 468 sidor
...beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon its midnight battle-ground...rushing of Life's wave. And, when the solemn and deep chureh-bell Entreats the soul to pray, The midnight phantoms feel the spell, The shadows sweep away.... | |
 | John Keese - 1842 - 326 sidor
...beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon its midnight battle-ground The spectral camp is seen, THE BELEAGUERED CITY. 97 And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, Flows the River of Life between. No other... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 413 sidor
...beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon its midnight battle-ground...of the grave ; No other challenge breaks the air, And, when the solemn and deep church-bell Entreats the soul to pray, The midnight phantoms feel the... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851
...beside life's rushing stream, J In fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. ^ Upon its midnight battle-ground...rushing of life's wave. And when the solemn and deep church bell Entreats the soul to pray, The midnight phantoms feel the spell, The shadows sweep away.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 228 sidor
...beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon its midnight battle-ground...seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, Flows the lliver of Life between. No other voice, nor sound is there, In the army of the grave ; IS'o other challenge... | |
 | Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts - 1853
...beside life's rushing stream, In fancy's misty light, Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon its midnight battle-ground...the solemn and deep church-bell Entreats the soul to fray, The midnight phantoms feel the spell, The shadows sweep away. Down the broad vale of tears afar... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853
...beside Life's rushing stream, In Fancy's misty light. Gigantic shapes and shadows gleam Portentous through the night. Upon its midnight battle-ground...of the grave ; No other challenge breaks the air. And, when the solemn and deep church-bell Entreats the soul to pray. The midnight phantoms feel the... | |
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