 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
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Slavery - 1850
...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... | |
 | 1850
...The Beaper said, and smiled; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. « 3 " They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted...should find them all again In the fields of light above. O, not in cruelty, not in wrath^ The Beaper came that day; ' Twas an angel visited the green... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1850 - 413 pages
...need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, " They shall all bloom in fields of light, Transplanted...should find them all again In the fields of light above. 0, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came that day ; 'Twas an angel visited the green... | |
 | Heavenly thoughts - 1851
...of these flow'rets gay ;" The Reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, WhereHe 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 ; 'Twos an angel visited the green... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851
...these flowrets gay," The Heaper 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 ; 'Twas an angel visited the green... | |
 | Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851
...of these dowrets 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... | |
 | Gems - 1851
...flow'rets gay," The reaper said, and smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, " Where once He was a child. " They shall all bloom in fields of light,...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... | |
 | Primitive Baptists - 1851
...need of the flowrets gay," The Reaper said, end smiled ; " Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where he was once a child. '* They shall all bloom in fields...The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should rind them all again In the fields of light above. 0, not in cruelty, not in wrath, The Reaper came... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 546 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 of...by my care ; And saints, upon their garments white, And the mother gave, in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love; She knew she should find them... | |
 | lady Avice (fict. name.) - 1851
...Straight is the line of Duty ; Walk by the last, and thou shall see The other ever followeth thee !" " And the mother gave in tears and pain, The flowers she most did love ; She knew she should meet them all again, In the fields of light above." LONGFELLOW. AVICE, too, had learned to fear. To... | |
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