 | North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1826 - 520 pages
...have been much and justly admired. When the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot it ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard... | |
 | 1824 - 494 pages
...Review, New Series, vol. xi. p. 390. When the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled head, And the censer burning swung, Whore before the altar bung Tbe proud banner, that with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the... | |
 | Literature - 1825 - 492 pages
...Review, New Series, vol. v . p. 390. When the dying flame of day Through the chancel sliot its ray. Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled head, And the censer hurning swung, Where hefore the altar hung The proud hanner, that with prayer Had heen consecrated... | |
 | American poetry - 1826 - 192 pages
...Nuns of Bethlehem in Pennsylvania. When the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard... | |
 | American poetry - 1826 - 192 pages
...Nuns of Bethlehem iu Pennsylvania* When the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer Take thy banner!—may it wave Proudly o'er the good and brave,... | |
 | 1826 - 518 pages
...have been much and justly admired. When the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot it ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...Nuns of Bethlehem, in Pennsylvania. WHEN the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard... | |
 | Lyre - English poetry - 1830 - 396 pages
...of Bethlehem, in Pennsylvania. WHF.N the dying flame of day, Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard... | |
 | 1830 - 222 pages
...Nuns of Bethlehem, ID Pennsylvania. When the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...And the censer burning swung, Where before the altar linng That proud banner which with prayer Had been consecrated there. And the nuns' sweet hymn was... | |
 | American poetry - 1834 - 402 pages
...nuns of Bethlehem, in Pennsylvania. WHEN the dying flame of day Through the chancel shot its ray, Far the glimmering tapers shed Faint light on the cowled...censer burning swung, Where before the altar hung That proud banner, which, with prayer, Had been consecrated there ; And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard... | |
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And the nuns' sweet hymn was heard the while, Sung low in the dim, mysterious aisle. "Take thy banner! May it wave Proudly o'er the good and brave; When the battle's distant wail Breaks the sabbath of our vale, When the clarion's... 
