 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...  Hoekzema's Gleanings from English Poetry - Side 42af David Hoekzema - 1893 - 334 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | 1855 - 458 sider
...develop, not destroy, Far better than a barren Joy. Q ABOU BEN ADHEM AND THE ANGEL. — Leigh Hunt. ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...in bloom, • An angel, writing in a book of gold ; Exceedmg peace had made Ben Adhem bold ; And to the presence in the room he said, " What writest... | |
 | Laura Greenwood - 1855 - 294 sider
...His daily prayer, far better understood In acts than words, was simply doing good. Abou Ben Adheim (may his tribe increase) Awoke one night from a deep...lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. i Exceeding peace had made Ben Adheim bold, And to the presence in his room he said, " What writest... | |
 | Rosine Association (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1855 - 390 sider
...sweet dream of peace, And saw (within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich, like lilies in full bloom) An Angel, writing in a book of gold; Exceeding...room, he said — ''What writest thou?' the Vision raised his head, And, with a smiling look of sweet accord, Answered — ' The names of those who love... | |
 | 1855 - 248 sider
...sphere, Truth goes slowly over the zones, And stumbles over pebble-stones. ABOU BEN ADHEM. MACKAY. "ABOu BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase,) Awoke one...saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making it rich like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Adhem bold ;... | |
 | John Wilson - 1855 - 360 sider
...more noble than themselves : the humble look upward to their God. THOMAS BROWN. H. — ABOU BEN ADEEM. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one...deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1856 - 612 sider
...the love of our own species. This Divine doctrine recalls those beautiful lines by Leigh Hunt:— " ABOU BEN ADHEM (may his tribe increase !) Awoke one...presence in the room he said, ' What writest thou f—The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, ' The names of... | |
 | 1893 - 404 sider
...Leigh Hunt, you ought to be familiar with it. And that you may have it if you want it, here it is: ' Abou Ben Adhem — may his tribe increase! — Awoke...peace had made Ben Adhem bold, And to the presence in that room he said, "What writest thou?" The vision raised its head; And with a voice made all of sweet... | |
 | Charles John Andersson - 1856 - 560 sider
...tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, PHILANTHROPY JONKER MEXOBABLE MH. BAM. 341 And saw, within the moonlight in his room, Making...the room he said, ' What writest thou ?' The vision raised its head, And, with a look made of all sweet accord, Answered, ' The names of those who love... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 360 sider
...noble than themselves : the humble look upward to their God . THOMAS BROWN. H. — ABOU BEN ADEEM. Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one...deep dream of peace, And saw, within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding... | |
 | 1856 - 394 sider
...received on the salary of the Ageut, for the year ending Dec. 1854. ABOU BEN ADHEM.— BY LEIGH HUNT. Abou Ben Adhem, (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one...deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of his room, Making it rich and like a lily in bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding... | |
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