 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
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pages
...BEN AIHI KM (t.EIOU HUNT.) " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a sweet dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his...The vision raised its head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered — 'The names of those who love the Lord.' ' And is mine one ?' said... | |
 | James Burton (schoolmaster.) - 1868 - 216 pages
...lil-y wak-en-ing Abon Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase), Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,1 And saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it...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 accord6 Answered,... | |
 | Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1868 - 712 pages
...one night from a deep dream of peace ; And saw, within the moon-light in his room, Making it light, and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book...; And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou 3 " The vision raised his head, And with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, "... | |
 | John Wilson - 1868 - 376 pages
...night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and h'ke a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold....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,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1869 - 810 pages
...bowers, — And leaf by leaf in silence show, till we laugh a-top, sweet flowers, AnOU BEX ADHEM AXli THE ANGEL. Abou Ben Adhem — may his tribe increase...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... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 pages
...And three fast friends, more sure than day or night — Himself, his Maker, and the angel 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 —... | |
 | United States. Congress House - 1869 - 98 pages
...body it animated is dust, still lives to guide and strengthen the children of men: Abou Ben Adhcm — 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, "The... | |
 | 1982 - 348 pages
...his tribe increase) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight of 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 rais'd his head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, "The... | |
 | 272 pages
..."believing their eyes," the arms are at last extended to receive the absentee. A PERFECT GEM. iEOU EEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe...: 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... | |
 | Richard Swinburne - 1992 - 250 pages
...Truth and Illusion'. brings this out is worth quoting in full — Leigh Hunt's poem, '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?' — The vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd,... | |
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