 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
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 588 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 by, Saying, We are twins in death, proud Sun I Thy face is cold, thy race is run, 'Tis Mercy... | |
 | Severn river - 1867 - 458 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... | |
 | Henry Coppée - 1867 - 586 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 Stewart Ross - 1870 - 72 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. — Campbell. 0 sleep ! 0 gentle sleep ! Nature's soft nurse, how have I frightened thee, That thou... | |
 | Gems - 1871 - 280 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 Walton Sanders - 1859 - 468 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 ! 3. Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, "With dauntless words and high, That shook the sear leaves... | |
 | Henry Llewellyn Williams - 1872 - 218 páginas
...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... | |
 | English song - 1873 - 566 páginas
...the dead J C To shores where all was dumb ! « H 3 6 CO X X Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, h With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from the wood, As if a storm passed by ; AND LEAKN THE FUTURE-: BV THE PAST OK MAN." — CAMPBELL. 110 THOMAS CAMPBELL. "TYRANTS!... | |
 | Sir Richard Claverhouse Jebb - 1873 - 262 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 Henry Davenport Adams - 1873 - 552 páginas
...hands ; w H K V) a a i. i i * 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 ! z u E o b. g j i : Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook... | |
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