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" I have nought that is fair?" saith he; "Have nought but the bearded grain? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the... "
Pleasant pages (by S.P. Newcombe). [With suppl., entitled] Fireside facts ... - Page 108
by Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851
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Voices of the Night, and Other Poems

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1852 - 256 pages
...and doing, With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper, whose...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these...
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Selections from the Poets ...: For the Use of Schools

1852 - 196 pages
...child's smile, From the mite to the mammoth, there's nothing in vain. anb tlje /Intro. BY HW LONGFELLOW. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And, with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these...
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Choice descriptive poetry, selected by a lady

Choice descriptive poetry - 1852 - 112 pages
...mercies of a moment, leaves The vast concerns of an eternal scene. YOUNG. THE REAPER AND THE ANGELS. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" said he, " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers...
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Uncle Tom's pictorial keepsake

Tom (uncle, pseud) - 1852 - 368 pages
...like the look of my keen sickle ; never fear that I shall hurt thee with it ; the poet sings — " There is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain as a breath And the flowers that grow between." (To be continued..) ijmrl Cjjapto ra fitglwjj THE NORMAN...
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The book of English poetry, with critical and biogr. sketches of the poets

English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labour and to wait. LONGFELLOW. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper, whose...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair?" saith he; " Have nought but the bearded grain ! Though the breath of these flowers...
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The Heavenly Home: Or, the Employments and Enjoyments of the Saints in Heaven

Henry Harbaugh - 1853 - 410 pages
...be with them ! If we are not pious — yet a little while, and we shall see them no more for ever ! THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. There is a reaper, whose...breath, And the flowers that grow between. "Shall I have nought that is fair?" saith he — " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these...
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Poems, Volume 1

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1853 - 496 pages
...and doing. With a heart for any fate ; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to wait* THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THERE is a Reaper, whose...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ? " saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these...
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Voices from the Silent Land: Or, Leaves of Consolation for the Afflicted

Martha Noyes Williams - 1853 - 290 pages
...undisturbed she may work on. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. HW LONGFELLOW. THERE is a Reaper whose name is Death, And, with his...And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ? " saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these...
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The Guardian, Volume 4

1853 - 402 pages
...feeling of the beautiful. — Eutha.na.sy. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. THKRE is a reaper, whose name ia Death, And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded...grow between. "Shall I have naught that is fair," snith he — "Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me,...
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A cyclopædia of poetical quotations, arranged by H.G. Adams

Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...world. Milton. EEAPERS. AROUND him ply the reapers' band, With lightsome heart and eager hand. Pringle. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. Longfelloie. I love, I love to see Bright steel gleam through the land; 'Tis a goodly sight, but it...
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