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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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Handbuch der nordamericanischen National-Literatur: Sammlung von ...

Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pages
...reaper, whose name is Death, And, -with bis sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And tlie flowers that grow between. „Shall I have naught that is fair?" saith he; „Have nauglit but the bearded grain? Though tlie breath of these flowers is sweet to rae, I will give them...
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The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. With Prefatory Notice ...

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 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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Gleanings from the Poets: For Home and School

Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 pages
...witness thy dying, In the arms of Hellvellyn and Catchedicam. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. — Longfellow. THERE is a reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...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 poetical works of H.W. Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 264 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...reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers thatgrow between. " Shall I have nought that is fair ?" saith he ; " Have nought but the bearded grain?...
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The Life and Beauties of Fanny Fern

Fanny Fern - 1855 - 346 pages
...is borne upon the air. It shall fall like dew upon the stricken flower. Listen to the chant ! '• There is a Reaper whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath ; And the flowers that grow between. ' He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He raised their drooping leaves, It was for the Lord of...
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The shower of pearls, a collection of poetry, original and selected, for ...

Charlotte Phillips - 1855 - 188 pages
...clouds, and beyond the tomb, It is there, it is there, my child !" HEMANS. THE REAPER AND THE FLOWERS. He reaps the bearded grain at a 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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A Complete Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Comprising the Most Excellent ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 pages
...lightsome heart and eager hand. PringU There it a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with his siekle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. Limgjellow t Poemt 57* REASON. He that is of reason's skill bereft, And wants the staff of wisdom him...
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My Father's House: Or, The Heaven of the Bible

James Madison MacDonald - 1855 - 396 pages
...is Death. " ' Shall I have naught that is fair,' saith he ; ' Have naught but the bearded grain ?' He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between."* O, it is a delightful thought, that the blood of Jesus Christ sets them free from the only sentence...
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The United States Democratic Review, Volume 5; Volume 36

1855 - 560 pages
...POETS. T. JEFFERSON BOWIE. THE There is a Reaper, whote name is Death, And with his sickle keen, lie reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. THERE is a Critic, whose name is Truth, And with his pen so shrewd, lie slays our authors with scanty...
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A Complete Dictionary of Poetical Quotations: Comprising the Most Excellent ...

Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 610 pages
...lightsome heart and eager hand. There is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And with his siekle keen, le reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. Lnngfеllme s Poems 438 REASON - REBELLION. REASON. He that is of reason's skill bereft, And wants...
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