Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting solemn masses, Singing, " Pray for this poor soul, Pray, — pray!" And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain... Poems - Page 35by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 413 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1844 - 454 pages
...falling, Solemnly and slow : " Caw, caw !" the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...Singing, " Pray for this poor soul, Pray, — pray 1" And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful... | |
| Periodicals - 1839 - 584 pages
...A MIDNIGHT MASS FOR THE DYING TEAR. YES, the year is growing old, And his eye is pale and blear'd ; Death, with frosty hand and cold, Plucks the old man...like anthems roll ; They are chanting solemn masses, Saying, ' Pray for this poor soul. Pray — pray !' And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their... | |
| American periodicals - 1839 - 606 pages
...beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers ; But it is all in vain — All in vain 1 There he stands in the foul weather, The foolish, fond Old Year, Crown'd with wild-flowere and with heather, Like weak, despised Lear, A king — aking! Then comes... | |
| William Evans Burton, Edgar Allan Poe - 1840 - 616 pages
...can ! the rooks aie calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain-paaies The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting...soul, Pray,— pray ! And the hooded clouds, like friáis, Tell their heads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayer« ; But their prayers are... | |
| 1840 - 326 pages
...caw ! the rooks arc calling. It ka sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through wood* and mountain-pastes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting solemn masses. Singing ; Pray for this poor aoul, And ,l,'- hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of wo, A sound of wo ! Through woods and mountain-passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting...Singing ; Pray for this poor soul, Pray, — pray ! The hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers;... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...caw ! the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain-passes The winds, like anthems, roll ; They are chanting...Singing ; Pray for this poor soul, Pray, — pray ! The hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers... | |
| Jane Thomas (née Pinhorn) - 1858 - 462 pages
...falling, Solemnly and slow ; Caw, Caw, the Rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe ! A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The winds like anthems roll ; They are chunting solemn masses, Singing " Pray for this poor soul, Pray— Pray !" And the hooded clouds, like... | |
| The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction.New Series.VOL.V - 1844 - 440 pages
...falling, Solemnly and slow : " Caw, caw !" the rooks are calling, It is a sound of woe, A sound of woe ! Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like...Singing, " Pray for this poor soul, Pray,— pray 1" And the hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their beads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1845 - 538 pages
...Singing ; Pray for this poor soul, Pray, — pray ! The hooded clouds, like friars, Tell their heads in drops of rain, And patter their doleful prayers;...stands, in the foul weather, The foolish, fond Old Year, Crown'd with wild flowers and with heather, Like weak, despised LEAK. A king, — a king ! Then comes... | |
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