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
| 1876 - 732 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 ono stood, With dauntless words and high That shook the sear leaves from the... | |
| James Madison Watson - 1876 - 484 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 ! 5. YSt, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
| 1876 - 732 páginas
...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 sear loaves from the wood, As if a storm passed by, Saying, " We are twins in death, proud Sun; Thy... | |
| William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 508 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... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 páginas
...with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood •With danntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from the wood, As if a storm passed by ; Saying : ' We are twins in death, prond sun ; Thy face is cold, thy race is run, 'Tis mercy... | |
| Horace Hills Morgan - 1880 - 474 páginas
...tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead 20 To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high,...sere leaves from the wood As if a storm pass'd by — 25 Saying, We are twins in death, proud Sun, Thy face is cold, thy race is run, 'Tis Mercy bids... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1880 - 852 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 Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 240 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 sear leaves from the... | |
| William Swinton - 1880 - 240 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 sear leaves from the... | |
| Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 páginas
...rested 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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