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" 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... "
Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and Biographical, of ... - Page 324
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The Poets of the Nineteenth Century

Robert Aris Willmott, Evert Augustus Duyckinck - American poetry - 1858 - 642 pages
...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...writing in a book of gold: — Exceeding peace had made l5en Adhem bold, And to the Prcsence in the room he said, "What writest thou*" — The Vision rais'd...
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The poetical reader, with notes and questions by A.W. Buchan

Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 120 pages
...Irs 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...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...
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The advanced prose and poetical reader, by A.W. Buchan

Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 362 pages
...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...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...
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The Norwich Jubilee: A Report of the Celebration at Norwich, Connecticut, on ...

Norwich (Conn. : Town) - 1859 - 340 pages
...Adhem, as sketched by Leigh Hunt :•— And saw within the moonlight in 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 thou ? The vision raised its head, And with a Toice made of all sweet accord, Answered, the names of...
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Nightingale Valley: A Collection, Including a Great Number of the Choicest ...

William Allingham - English poetry - 1860 - 316 pages
...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...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, Answer'd, " The names...
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The Odd-fellow's Manual: Illustrating the History, Principles, and ...

Aaron Burt Grosh - 1860 - 402 pages
...tribe increase !) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, Aiid saw within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich, and like a lily in bloom, An...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, Answer'd, " The names...
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The Ladies' Repository, Volume 20

1860 - 836 pages
...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, An...peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in they room he gnid, " What writest thou?" The vision raised its head, And with a look made of all sweet...
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The Methodist Quarterly Review, Volume 20; Volume 42

Methodist Church - 1860 - 712 pages
...his tribe increase 1) 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...writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adem bold, And to the presence in the room he said : ' What writest thou ?' The vision raised its head,...
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The poetical reader, with notes and questions by A.W. Buchan

Alexander Winton Buchan - 1861 - 128 pages
...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...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...
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Poetry for school and home, from the best authors, ed. by T. Shorter

Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 224 pages
...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,...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...
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