 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1869 - 810 pages
...leaf by leaf in silence show, till we laugh a-top, sweet flowers, AnOU BEX ADHEM AXli THE ANGEL. Abou Ben Adhem — may his tribe increase ! — Awoke one...its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer' d, "The names of those who love the Lord." ''And is mine one?" said Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied... | |
 | United States. Congress House - Eulogies - 1869 - 98 pages
...men : Abou Ben Adhem — may his tribe increase — Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, Aud saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich,...the presence in the room he said, "What writest thou 7" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, "The names of those... | |
 | English poems - 1870 - 722 pages
...Honey from Mount Hybla," "Imagination and Fancy," "Old Court Suburb," "The Book of the Sonnet," &c.] A BOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) **• Awoke...book of gold : Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bolt!. And to the Presence in the room he said, "What writest thou?" — The vision raised its head,... | |
 | Philip Lawrence - English language - 1870 - 422 pages
...a sweet dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold. Exceeding...The vision raised its head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered : " The names of those who love the Lord." "And ia mine one? " said Abou.... | |
 | Mary J. Harper - English language - 1870 - 216 pages
...Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight of his room, Making it light, and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book...to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thon ?" The vision raised his head, And with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, " The names... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - Artists - 1871 - 532 pages
...certainly among his own favourites. I copy them from Mrs. Hall's Album, in which he wrote them : — "Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night...its head, And with a look, made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, ' The names of those who love the Lord.' 'And is mine one ?' said Abou. ' Nay, not so,' Replied... | |
 | Baber Rajnarain Bose - Brahma-samaj - 1871 - 52 pages
...English vsrse by the poet Leigh Hunt, illustrates this precept of Brahmoism with great significance. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night...the room he said : " What writest thou ?" The vision rais'd its head And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered "The names of those who love the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...perish, — now I bid thee drink and live ! " RICHARD CHENEVIX TRENCH. ABOU BEN ADIIEM. ABOU BEN ADIIEM go through. THE SAILOR'S WIFE. AND are ye sure the news is true ! And are ye sure he 's wcel ? pence liad made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou?" —... | |
 | John Wilson - English language - 1871 - 364 pages
...(may 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,...to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thon? " The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, " The names... | |
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - Elocution - 1871 - 468 pages
...a deep dream of peace, And saw with the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily ifi bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding...he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision raised his head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answer' d, "The names of those who love the Lord."... | |
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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... 
