 The Slave's Dream Beside the ungathered rice he lay, His sickle in his hand; His breast was bare, his matted hair Was buried in the sand. Again, in the mist and shadow of sleep, He saw his Native Land.  The American Whig Review - Page 3331851Full view - About this book
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 568 pages
...saw his native land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode ; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...Native Land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palni-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode, And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 pages
...native land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm trees on the plain Once more a king he strode ; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
 | Joseph Beckham Cobb - American literature - 1858 - 422 pages
...following : "Wide through the landscape of his dreams, The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm-tecs on the plain, Once more a king he strode, And heard...speaking of sunken slave-ships : " When the loud trumpet of eternal doom Shall break the mortal hondage of the tomb; When with a mother's pangs the expiring... | |
 | Harvey Marriott - 1859 - 284 pages
...native land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed : Beneath the palm trees on the plain Once more a king he strode ; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck, they kissed... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1859 - 724 pages
...saw his Native Land. "Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode ; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1860 - 514 pages
...and shadow of sleep, Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode, And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 pages
...saw his Native Land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode ; And heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
 | Henry Twells - 1862 - 262 pages
...saw his native land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams The lordly Niger flow'd ; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain Once more a king he strode,...heard the tinkling caravans Descend the mountain road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen Among her children stand ; They clasp'd his neck, they kiss'd... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1862 - 392 pages
...saw his native land. Wide through the landscape of his dreams the lordly Niger flowed ; Beneath the palm-trees on the plain once more a king he strode, And heard the tinkling caravans descend the mountain-road. He saw once more his dark-eyed queen amoug her children stand ; They clasped his neck,... | |
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