 ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to...  Songs of Three Centuries - Page 134edited by - 1876 - 352 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Margaret Fuller, Ralph Waldo Emerson, George Ripley - 1844 - 556 pages
...his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight in the room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An...bold, And to the Presence in the room he said, " What writest thou? " The vision raised its head, And with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, " The... | |
 | G. W. Montgomery - 1845 - 248 pages
...truth that " GOD is LOVE." CHAPTER XII. THE BLESSINGS AND DUTY OF PRACTISING THE LAW OF KINDNESS. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...bold, And to the presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou ?' The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd,' The... | |
 | John Turner Sargent, Theodore Parker - 1845 - 26 pages
...from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lilly in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding...; And to the presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou ? ' — The angel raised his head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1846 - 332 pages
...silver life, wrapp'd in round waves, Quicken'd with touches of transporting fear. /.BOU BEN ADIIEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase...: And to the presence in the room he said, " What writcst thou ?" The vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, " The... | |
 | 1846 - 436 pages
...destroy, Far better than a barren Joy. 228 THE VIOLET-GIRL. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. — Leigh Hunt. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...; And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ? " The vision raised his head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, "... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...think how we shall take Our own calm journey on for human sake. ji ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. AROU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night...bold : And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou V The vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, "The... | |
 | 1846 - 308 pages
...no useless tear, — For me weep rather thou in calm divine ! ABOU BEN ADHEM. BT LEIGH Ht'KT. Aboo Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night...bold, And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, in a voice made all of sweet accord, Answered, " The... | |
 | Seba Smith - 1846 - 216 pages
...injunction of the Saviour, that we have ever met with, is the following version of an eastern fable.] ABON BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night..." And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision raised his head And, in a voice made all of sweet accord, Answered : " The... | |
 | 1846 - 302 pages
...tear, — For me weep rather thou in calm divine ! ABOU BEN ADHEM. BY LEIGH Hf.\T. Abou Ben Adhem (rcay his tribe increase) Awoke one night from a deep dream...bold, And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And, in a voice made all of sweet accord, Answered, "The... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 pages
...(may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom,...bold, And, to the presence in the room, he said, "What writest thoul" The vision raised its head, And, with a look, made of all sweet accord, Answered, "... | |
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