 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
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1854 - 276 pages
...parable of Abou Jien Adhem and the Angel cannot be repeated too often, so let it be read here. t ' 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 of all sweet accord, Answered, '... | |
 | 1854 - 794 pages
...lore of God in him -.'" The same truth is most beautifully taught by the poet in the following lines: "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, ' The... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1854 - 374 pages
...soft heart sings In unison with ours, breeding its future wings. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. Ainu 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, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "... | |
 | 1854 - 456 pages
...increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Makmg it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing...; 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, "... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1854 - 276 pages
...Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it richj and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book...; 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, '... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...develop, not destroy, Far better than a barren Joy. Q 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, "... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1855 - 382 pages
...French of if. de Saint Foix. (Lond. 1767.) Vol. ip 149. St. Foix quotes from Brantoine. ABOU BEN ADHEM. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...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,... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - 1855 - 490 pages
...MIDDLESEX, OCTORER 19, 1784. AROU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a sweet dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his...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, Auswer'd, "... | |
 | John Wilson - 1855 - 360 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, "... | |
 | 1855 - 248 pages
...Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of...bold ; And to the presence in the room he said, 'What writest thouV—The angel raised his head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered—"... | |
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