| Christian literature, English - 1847 - 390 pages
...has need of these flowerets gay," The reaper said, and smiled : " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They shall all bloom...pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she could find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh not in cruelty, not in wrath, The reaper... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Digital images - 1839 - 174 pages
...Lord has need of these flowerets gay, The Reaper said, and smiled : Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. They shall all bloom in...find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an angel visited the green earth,... | |
| 1839 - 742 pages
...has need of these flowers gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once a child. " They shall all bloom...gave in tears and pain The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not... | |
| American periodicals - 1839 - 584 pages
...has need of these flowerets gay,' The Reaper said, and smil'd : ' Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child.' ' They shall all bloom...gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should find them all again, In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not... | |
| Fashion - 1840 - 540 pages
...Reaper said, and smil'd : " Dear tokens of the earth are they. v. " They shall 'ill bloom in lie Ms of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints upon...their garments white These sacred blossoms wear.** vl. VI. And the mother gave, in tears and pain. The flowers she most did love ; But she knew she should... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1839 - 614 pages
...said, and emil'd : ' Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child.' ' They shall tll bloom in fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints upon iheir garments while These sacred blossoms wear.' YI. And the mother gave, in tears and pain, Thu flowers... | |
| 1853 - 588 pages
...has need of these flowrets gay," The Reaper said, and smil'd : " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child." " They shall all bloom...And saints upon their garments white These sacred blosoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowrets she most did love ; But she knew... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1843 - 174 pages
...has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They shall all bloom...find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an angel visited the green earth,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled 5 " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child, " They shall all bloom...find them all again In the fields of light above. 30 * '*>3) 234 DEMOCRACY. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; Twas an angel... | |
| Children's poetry - 1843 - 184 pages
...has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they Where he was once a child. They shall all bloom in...find them all again In the fields of light above. 0 not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ! 'Twas an Angel visited the green earth,... | |
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