 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 sidor
...falling, Solemnly and slow ; Caw ! caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...— But their prayers are all in vain, All in vain ! There he stands in foul weather, The foolish, fond Old Year, Crowned with wild flowers and with heather,... | |
 | 1859 - 690 sidor
...random from his poems : The shadows from the fire-light at evening are " like phantoms grim and tall." " The hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain." " The world threw off the darkness, like the weeds Of widowhood." The pines and hemlocks, bearded with... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1859 - 438 sidor
...is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The wind-, like anthems, roll; And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of ruin, And patter their doleful prayers; — But their prayers are all in vain, AH in vain! In North... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 514 sidor
...— sorely ! The leaves are falling, falling, Solemnly and slow ; Caw ! caw ! the rooks are calling, Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...of rain, And patter their doleful prayers ; — But then: prayers are all in vain, All in vain ! There ho stands in the foul weather, The foolish, fond... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1860 - 446 sidor
...sound of woe ! Through woods' and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll; And the hooded clonds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And...— But their prayers are all in vain, All in vain! In North Conway we were surrounded by mountain splendor, cheer, and peace ; the gradually darkening... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1902 - 874 sidor
...anything but the old Year and rooks and what not. But go on ; let's hear more. We have come to learn.' ' Through woods and mountain passes The winds like anthems...solemn masses, Singing, " Pray for this poor soul, Pray I pray!"' (Hiram had got a hold of my hand ; Browning seemed to make him feel friendly-like.) The brain-barbecue... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1860 - 436 sidor
...rooks are calling, It ie a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The wind", like anthems, roll; They are chanting solemn masses, Singing: "Pray for this poor soul, Fray, — pray ! " And the hooded clonds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1862 - 548 sidor
...caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain-passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting...for this poor soul, Pray, — pray !" And the hooded clonds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers ; — But... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1863 - 438 sidor
...falling, Solemnly and slow ; Caw ! caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers I—- But their prayers are all in vain, All in vain ! There he stands in the foul weather, The foolish,... | |
 | Thomas Starr King - 1864 - 422 sidor
...is a sound of woe, A sound of woe! Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll; And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads...prayers;— But their prayers are all in vain, All in vain! In North Conway we were surrounded by mountain splendor, cheer, and peace ; the gradually darkening... | |
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And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers ; — But their prayers are all in vain, All in vain... 
