| George John Stevenson - Baptists - 1857 - 162 pages
...those who love the Lord.' ' And is mine one?' said Abon. ' Nay, not so,' Kcplied the angel. Abou spoke more low. But cheerily still, and said—' I pray...with a great wakening light, And showed the names of those whom love of God had blessed, And, lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest l'' Precious little... | |
| Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...those who love the Lord." " And is mine one ?" said Abou. " Nay, not so," Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerily still, and said, " I pray thee...wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had bless'd, And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. LEIGH HUNT. THE GRAND CURE FOR HUMAN WOES. The... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1858 - 516 pages
...Lord!" "And is mine one?" asked Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied the angel. Abou spake more low, But cheerly still; and said, "I pray thee, then, Write me as one...wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had blest; And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest ! FROM LEIGH HDNT. L.— RESIGNATION. THERE is no... | |
| Warren Chase - 1858 - 330 pages
...who love the Lord.' ' And is mine one ? ' said Abon. ' Nay, not so,' Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerily still, and said, ' I pray thee,...fellow-men.' The angel wrote and vanished. The next night He came again, with a great waking light, And showed the names whom love of God had blest. When, lo... | |
| Lucius Osgood - Elocution - 1858 - 494 pages
...all of sweet accord, Answer'd, "The names of those who love the Lord." "And is mine one ?" said Abou. "Nay, not so," Replied the angel. Abou spake more...then, Write me as one that loves his fellow-men." t I 462 PROGRBSSIVE SERIES. ' , * LESSON CCXVI. THE VOYAGE. BY WASHINGTON IRVINCJ. j 1. To an American... | |
| Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 362 pages
..." And is mine one? " said Abou. " Nay, not so," Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerly still ; and said, " I pray thee, then Write me as...blessed, And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. STUDY OF THE WORKS OF NATURE. O NATURE! all-sufficient! overall! Enrich me with the knowledge of thy... | |
| Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 120 pages
...angel Abou spoke more low, But cheerly still ; and said. " [ pray thee, then Write me as one that lores his fellow-men." The angel wrote, and vanished. The...blessed, And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. STUDY OF THE WORKS OF NATURE. THOMSON. O NATURE! all-sufficient! overall! Enrich me with the knowledge... | |
| Norwich (Conn. : Town) - 1859 - 340 pages
...more low But cheerly still, and said : I pray thee, then, Write me as one who loves his fellow men. The angel wrote and vanished. The next night It came...blessed, And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. This then, this loving humanity, a humanity vivified by Christianity, was the magnet which all unconsciously... | |
| England - English poetry - 1860 - 532 pages
..." And is mine one 1" said Abou. " Nay, not so," Replied the Angel. Abou spoke more low, But cheerly still ; and said, " I pray thee, then, Write me as...And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. LEIGH HCNT. tlt Of L WHEN I was a dweller in Cloudland, I dwelt in a rich and proud land ; I was lord of... | |
| Methodist Church - 1860 - 712 pages
...' And is mine one ?' said Abou. ' Nay, not so,' Replied the angel. Abou spoke more low, But churly still, and said: 'I pray thee, then, Write me as one...wakening light, And showed the names whom love of God had bless'd, And lo ! Ben Adem's name led all the rest." Leigh Hunt had a kind of Homeric proclivity for... | |
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