 | Leigh Hunt - 1849 - 320 pages
...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...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 names of... | |
 | Henry Mayhew, Augustus Mayhew - Brothers and sisters - 1849 - 530 pages
...dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An Angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace...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 names of those... | |
 | George Harris - 1849 - 540 pages
...peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and lik« » lily in bloom, An AQge' writing in a book of gold : Exceeding peace had made...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 names of them... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 588 pages
...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 Adhcm bold ; And to the presence, in the room, he said, ' What writest thou : ' The Vision raised its... | |
 | John Sartain, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, John Seely Hart - American literature - 1851 - 1054 pages
...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...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 names of those... | |
 | Elisha Reynolds Potter - Education - 1852 - 406 pages
...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...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 names of those... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace...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 names of... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - English poetry - 1852 - 438 pages
...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...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 names of those... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. 2. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem 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 names of... | |
 | 1852 - 342 pages
...room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An nnael writing,in A book of gold. Exceeding pence' had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou ?' The vision niis'd his head, And with a look made all of sweet accord, Answer'd, 'The names of those... | |
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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 the... 
