 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
 | John William Stanhope Hows - 1866 - 574 pages
...to the wished-for day, And chase the whistling brine, and swirl into the bay ABOU BEN ADHEM. A BOU 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, " The... | |
 | Coventry Patmore - 1866 - 374 pages
...once of Tiney's box, Must soon partake his grave. W. Cowper XIV IBOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL Abou Bert Adhem (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night from...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, AnsweiM, 'The... | |
 | Sidney H. Morse, Joseph B. Marvin - 1866 - 560 pages
...Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, like a lily in bloom ; An angel writing in a book...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, '... | |
 | Nicolas Wanostrocht - 1867 - 350 pages
...beyond the tomb, It is there, it is there, my child !" ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. BY LEIGH HITKT. 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, " Serait-ce où le palmier élève son plumage, Où... | |
 | William White - 1867 - 704 pages
...'Divine Love and Wisdom' from 'Apocalypse Explained,' p. 60. And Leigh Hunt in his charming apologue— ' Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) ' Awoke one...had made Ben Adhem bold; ' And to the presence in his room he said— ' " What writest thou ?" The vision raised his head, ' And with a look, made all... | |
 | Penny readings - 1867 - 270 pages
...brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase) Awxike one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within...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,... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 374 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,...; 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, "... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 386 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,...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, "... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1868 - 328 pages
...A cold sweet silver life, wrapp'd in ronnd waves, Qnicken'd with tonches of transporting fear. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe...: And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thon?" The vision rais'd its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, " The... | |
 | Galveston, Author of Milly Clifford - 1868 - 276 pages
...would say could not be more efficiently illustrated than by quoting Leigh Hunt's exquisite lines — '' Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase), Awoke one...And to the presence in the room he said — ' What writ'st thou ?' The vision raised its head, And with a look, made of all sweet accord, Answered —... | |
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