 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...  Songs of Three Centuries - Page 138edited by - 1890 - 383 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1905 - 70 pages
[ Sorry, this page's content is restricted ] | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...the wayside, on a mossy 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...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold: Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence hi the room he said, "What writest thou?"... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...cold sweet silver life, wrapp'd in round waves, Quicken'd with touches of transporting fear. ABOU DEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU Ben Adhem (may his tribe...lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...touches of transporting 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,...lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest... | |
 | John Greenleaf Adams - Christian life - 1840 - 282 pages
...truth has been most beautifully illustrated in the subjoined poetical sketch of an eminent writer. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...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... | |
 | Methodist Church - 1860 - 722 pages
...should never be omitted from any presentation of Leigh Hunt's poetical achievements : " Abou Ben Adem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one night from, a...lily in bloom, An angel 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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1842 - 440 pages
...clear, A col'l sweet silver life, wrapp'd in round waves, Quicken'd with touches Oi transporting fear. ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may...lily in bloom, An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold : And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest... | |
 | George Washington Montgomery - Kindness - 1844 - 264 pages
...Hunt, p. 172—Lond.ed., 1832. CHAPTER XII. THE BLESSINGS AND DUTY OF PRACTISING THE LAW OF KINDNESS. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, 'What writest thou?'... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1844 - 314 pages
...solitude." Must be some lord of mine,—aye, e'en, perhaps, ( a son. J ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. ABOC BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold :— Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, "What writest... | |
 | G. W. Montgomery - Kindness - 1845 - 248 pages
...truth that " GOD is LOVE." CHAPTER XII. THE BLESSINGS AND DUTY OF PRACTISING THE LAW OF KINDNESS. " Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold ; Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in the room he said, ' What writest... | |
| |
