 THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with his sickle keen, He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. "Shall I have naught that is fair?" saith he; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these...  The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Page 3by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1871 - 363 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 514 pages
...bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. " Shall I have naught that is fair ? " said he ; " Have naught but the bearded grain ? Though the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was for the Lord of... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - Courtship - 1860 - 476 pages
...such a case—and very much disliking the notion of any possible lady at Hiltonbury Holt. CHAPTER III. And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a hreath, There is a reaper, his name is Death, And the flowers that grow between.. LOSGFELLOW. LETTER... | |
 | Light - 1861 - 124 pages
...groundless fear; Think of the wonders God has wrought, And He is ever near. THE REAPEK AND THE FLOWERS. HERE is a reaper whose name is death, And with his sickle...?" saith he, " Have naught but the bearded grain? Tho' the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again." He gazed at the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 240 pages
...upon his feet, and made a parting bow to the gallery. LXV.—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... | |
 | Mourning mother - 1861 - 102 pages
...THOUGH HE SHALL NOT RETURN TO ME. The Rev. Prebendary JACKSON, Rector of Stoke Newington. THE REAPER. 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 those flowers... | |
 | English poetry - 1904 - 610 pages
...between. “Shall I have naught that is fair?” saith he; “Have naught but the bearded grain? Timough the breath of these flowers is sweet to me, I will give them all back again.” 27 He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves; It was... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1903 - 1188 pages
...Humorous l,ieutenfint t act Hi. sc. 6. 6 See Byron, page 553. There is a reaper whose name is Death, 1 And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. The Reaper and the Flowen. The star of the unconquered will. Oh, fear not in a world like this, And... | |
 | Unitarian Universalist churches - 1906 - 162 pages
...love and longing hallowed be, And thy dear thought an influence divine. ®)t XUapn anB tht JFlotaKS. THERE is a Reaper, whose name is Death, And, with...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... | |
 | Medical Association of Georgia, Medical Association of Georgia. Annual Meeting - Medicine - 1906 - 464 pages
...the Transactions for every member of this Association after life's fitful fires have ceased to glow. "There is a reaper whose name is Death, And with his...grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between." This reaper never tires, but fortunately his sheaves are not always full, and we have, so far as your... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations, English - 1906 - 1198 pages
...AND FLETOHEB: The J/umiH-cus J.ieutentint, act ill. ac. 6. There is a reaper whose name is Death, 1 And with his sickle keen He reaps the bearded grain at a breath, And the flowers that grow between. The Reaper and the Floweri. The star of the unconquered will. The Light of Stari. Oh, fear not in a... | |
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