 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
 | Leigh Hunt - 1849 - 320 pages
...then I rose and was refresh'd with food, The first time since thy voice had marr'd my solitude." ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe...bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" — The vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd,... | |
 | Henry Mayhew, Augustus Mayhew - 1849 - 530 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,...; 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, Auswer'd, " The... | |
 | John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - 1851 - 1054 pages
...article, slight as it may be, will possess a positive value. uAbou Ben Adhcm (may his tribe increase I) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw...; 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, Answered, 'The... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 pages
...silver life, wrapp'd in round waves, Quicken'd with touches of transporting fear. Abon Ben Ail hum and the Angel. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase...bold : And to the presence in the room he said, What writest thou?" The vision rais'd its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, "The... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - 1852 - 406 pages
...for ought they knew, the dance of the Turkish dervishes. 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, " The... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 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,...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, Answered, "... | |
 | H. C. Foster - 1853 - 378 pages
...souls and ours to meet in happy air, — A child, a friend, a wife, whose soft heart sings ABOU HEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe...; And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ? " The vision raised his head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "... | |
 | 1853 - 560 pages
...cowards? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards. POPE. — [From the "Essay on Man."] LE10H HUNT. 17 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, Answered,... | |
 | Ezra Stiles Gannett - 1853 - 66 pages
...Hunt; which, familiar as they may be, no one probably will complain of my repeating in this connection. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...: 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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 388 pages
...child, a friend, a wife, whose soft heart sings In unison with ours, breeding its future wings. ABOTJ BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe...; And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ? " The vision raised his head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "... | |
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