 He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where...  Children's Praise - Page 19by Julius Henry Waterbury - 1871 - 126 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - American literature - 1899 - 460 pages
...need of these flowerets gay,' The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, 15 " They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted...their garments white, These sacred blossoms wear." 20 And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find... | |
 | John Scott Clark - American poetry - 1900 - 886 pages
...of these flowerets gay,' The Reaper said, and smiled ; ' Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They shall all bloom in fields...pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she would find them all again In the fields of light above." — The Reaper and the Flowers. '4. Sentiment—... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1901 - 484 pages
...ot these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields...should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an angel visited the green... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Henry Ketcham - 1901 - 380 pages
...of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields...should find them all again In the fields of light above. brave, O, n-jt in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; *T was mi angel visited... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1901 - 472 pages
...of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. '' They shall all bloom in fields...should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'T was an angel visited the green... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1901 - 376 pages
...smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They shall all bloom in the fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints,...should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Children's literature - 1901 - 364 pages
...smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They shall all bloom in the fields of light, Transplanted by my care, And saints,...should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1901 - 488 pages
...of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; * Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields...blossoms wear." And the mother gave, in tears and The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should find them all again In the fields of light above.... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - American poetry - 1902 - 744 pages
...of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. "They shall all bloom in fields...should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; "F was an angel visited the green... | |
 | Sherman Williams - Readers - 1902 - 504 pages
...of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. " They shall all bloom in fields...should find them all again In the fields of light above. Oh, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green... | |
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