ABOU 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... McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader - Page 95by William Holmes McGuffey - 1879 - 256 pagesFull view - About this book
| International peace society - 232 pages
...hand would my death pang assuage. THE LOVE OF GOD AND THE LOVE OF MAN. " Anou BKN- ADHF.M (may bis tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, witliin the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...the wayside, on a mossy stoue. LEIGH HUNT. ABO U BEN ADHEM. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase 1) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence hi the room he said, "What writest thou?"... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...round waves, Quicken'd with touches of transporting fear. ABOU DEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a...lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...touches of transporting fear. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANOEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe inerease !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw,...lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...Quicken'd with touches of transporting fear. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his trihe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace,...moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in hloom. An angel, writing in a hook of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem hold And to the presence... | |
| 1839 - 446 pages
...great, a man's life could not enumerate the many woes. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw, withm the moonlight in his room, Making it riс.h, and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writmg in a... | |
| John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 282 pages
...most beautifully illustrated in the subjoined poetical sketch of an eminent writer. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a...moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold ; And to the presence... | |
| John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 286 pages
...the moonlight in his room, Making it rich and like a lily bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold ; And to the presence in the room he said, ' What writes! thou ? ' The vision raised its head, And with a look, made all of sweet accord, Answered, '... | |
| 1855 - 676 pages
...room, M akiag it rich and like a lily in bloom, An anget writing in a book of gold, batceediog peace made Ben Adhem bold, And to the Presence in the room he SHid, "What writest thou .'" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made ol all tweet accord,... | |
| Methodist Church - 1860 - 722 pages
...should never be omitted from any presentation of Leigh Hunt's poetical achievements : " Abou Ben Adem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from, a...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adem bold, And to the presence irf the room he said : ' What writest thou... | |
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