I HAVE read, in some old marvellous tale, Some legend strange and vague, That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There stood, as in an awful dream, The army... The Gift Book of Gems - Sida 181856 - 312 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1893 - 924 sidor
...and vague, That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There stood, as in an awful dream, The army of the dead. And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, The river flowed between. White as a sea-fog, landward bound, The... | |
| Curtis Hidden Page - 1905 - 740 sidor
...344, note.) That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There...sea-fog, landward bound, The spectral camp was seen, 10 And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, The river flowed between. No other voice nor sound was there,... | |
| 1905 - 274 sidor
...and vague, That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There...in an awful dream, The army of the dead. White as sea-fog, landward bound, The spectral camp was seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, The river flowed... | |
| Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - 1905 - 306 sidor
...vague, That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. 4 Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There stood, as in an awful dream, The army of the dead. 8 White as a sea-fog, landward bound, The spectral camp was seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound,... | |
| Frederick Henry Sykes - 1905 - 362 sidor
...used to mark off phrases and clauses that stand out distinctly in the sentence: — (a) Phrases, — There stood, as in an awful dream, the army of the dead. For in the night, unseen, a single warrior, In sombre harness mailed, Dreaded of men, and surnamed... | |
| William Stebbing - 1907 - 428 sidor
...and vague, That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There...a sorrowful, deep sound, The river flowed between. 16 The old world early laid its spell upon Longfellow's fancy ; and it was never taken off. We see... | |
| National Speech Arts Association - 1907 - 800 sidor
...you may recall at least the general style of them. (Recites in sing-song way) : "Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, with the wan moon overhead. There...stood, as in an awful dream, the army of the dead." Now when they grow up, you know they don't do it very much better. (Also in sing-song manner) : "To... | |
| John Patrick McNichols - 1908 - 286 sidor
...each believes his own. 26. The way was long, the wind was cold, The minstrel was infirm and old. 27. White as a sea-fog, landward bound, The spectral camp...a sorrowful, deep sound, The river flowed between. 28. Through the long reach of desert woods, The embracing sunbeams chastely play, And gladden these... | |
| Kate Van Wagenen - 1911 - 152 sidor
...and vague, That a midnight host of specters pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There stood, as in an awful dream, White as a sea-fog, landward bound, The spectral camp was seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound,... | |
| HENRY FROWDE - 1912 - 1072 sidor
...and vague, That a midnight host of spectres pale Beleaguered the walls of Prague. Beside the Moldau's rushing stream, With the wan moon overhead, There...in an awful dream, The army of the dead. White as a sea - fog landward bound, The spectral camp was seen, And, with a sorrowful, deep sound, The river... | |
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