 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...  The Northern Light - Page 361844Full view - About this book
 | International peace society - 232 pages
...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...bold, And to the presence in the room he said, " What writcst thon ?" The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answer'd, "The... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...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 within the moonlight...peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence hi the room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head. And, with a look made of all... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...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, within the moonlight...presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision rais'd its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Aiwwer'd, " The names of... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...fear. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his trihe 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 hloom. An angel, writing in a hook of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem hold And to the presence... | |
 | 1839 - 446 pages
...and like a lily in bloom, An angel, writmg in a book of gold : Exceeding peace had made Ben Adiiem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest thou ?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, " The names of those... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 286 pages
...from a deep 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...; 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, '... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 282 pages
...poetical sketch of an eminent writer. " 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 bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold ; And to the presence... | |
 | 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
...Leigh Hunt's poetical achievements : " Abou Ben Adem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from, a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight...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 ?' The vision raised its... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1841 - 232 pages
...(may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlighl in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom,...; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to ihe presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou '!' The vision raised its head, And with a look... | |
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