 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 - Página 1021824Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Class-book - 1852 - 152 páginas
...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound or 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 sere3 leaves from the... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 páginas
...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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 páginas
...rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities hud 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... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 404 páginas
...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... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 páginas
...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. 3. Yet, prophet-like, the lone one stood, Saying, "We are twins in death, proud Sun, Thy face is cold,... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, Timothy Flint, John Holmes Agnew - 1854 - 746 páginas
...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,...shook the sere leaves from the wood, As if a storm passed bv ; Saying, ' We are twins in death, proud Sun ! Thv face is cold, thy race is run, 'T is Mercy... | |
 | 1854 - 606 páginas
...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... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 páginas
...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... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 páginas
...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... | |
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