 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
 | William Allingham - 1860 - 316 pages
...WORDSWORTH. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. (D'HEBBELOT — BIBLIOTHEQUE OBIENTALE, 1781, TOM. ip 161.) 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,... | |
 | Aaron Burt Grosh - 1860 - 402 pages
...BEN ADHEM. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, Aiid saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich,...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... | |
 | 1860 - 836 pages
...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,...peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in they room he gnid, " What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet... | |
 | Levi Cooper Lane - 1861 - 538 pages
...at a distance, and coldly admire Byron. Can we ever repeat Leigh Hunt's famous lines too often ? " 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... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 pages
...from death unto life, because we lov* the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. 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,... | |
 | Abiel Abbot Livermore - 1861 - 276 pages
...Hunt's parable of Abou Ben Adhem and the Angel cannot be repeated too often, so let it be read here. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...Adhem bold ; And to the presence in the room he said, ' \Vhat writest thou ? ' The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered,... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre ! CAMPBELL 17. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL, ABOU BEN ABHEM (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night from a deep...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... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 pages
...CUNNINGHAM. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX TiLDl.N FOUNDATIONS I ABOU BEN ADHEM. ABOU BEN AUHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a...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... | |
 | John Alfred Langford - 1861 - 400 pages
...ANGEL. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increafe) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And faw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich,...Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the prefence in the room he faid, ' What writeft thou ? ' — The vifion raifed its head, And with a look... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1862 - 564 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, '... | |
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