 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...  Anthologia oxoniensis - Page 70edited by - 1846 - 306 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time! I saw t ho last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb! Vet, prophet-like, (hat lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves from... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1829 - 424 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The...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... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1829 - 476 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The...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... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The...of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in fight — the brands Still rusted in their hony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 pages
...saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death hehold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Son's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan ; The skeletons of nations were Aroond that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in tight — the hrands Still rusted in their hony hands;... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 248 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare. The...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... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine юте ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 248 pages
...the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, . That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ' The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The'...in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony Bands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor .tread And ships were -drifting... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 250 pages
...Adown the gulf of Time! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime' The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth...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... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! to The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in flight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities... | |
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