 The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan. The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 1021824Full view - About this book
 | 1823 - 592 lehte
...hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were dritling with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet,...by, Saying, we are twins in death, proud Sun, Thy •.ii i is cold, thy race is run, 'T s Mercy bids thee go. For thou ten thousand thousand years Hast... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where...from the wood As if a storm pass'd by, Saying, we are iu ¡us in death, proud Sun, Thv face is cold, thy race is run, Tis Mercy bids thee go. For thou ten... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where...was dumb ! Yet, prophet like, that lone one stood, Wrfh dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from the wood As if a storm pass'd by, •... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1824 - 176 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, Saying, We are twins in death, proud... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1824 - 176 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, Saying, We are twins in death, proud... | |
 | Martin MacDermot - 1824 - 602 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb 1 Yet prophet like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! " Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from the... | |
 | 1825 - 588 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from the... | |
 | 1825 - 600 lehte
...In plague and famine some! Earth's cities bad no sound nortreod ; And ships were drifting with tbe dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet like, that lone one stood, With ilnuntiess words and high, Tbat shook the sere leaves from tbe woodr As if a storm pass'd by, Snyini,... | |
 | 1826 - 488 lehte
...rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some. Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from the... | |
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