 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 G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 790 pages
...it had destroyed " multitudes of the barbarous heathen to make way for the chosen people of God." " Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted...their bony hands, — In plague and famine some." — CAMPBELL. AH wars and disasters, in those days, were thought to be preceded by some Blinnge natural... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 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 with ape was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man! Some had expired in fight,— the... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1841 - 798 pages
...of the barbarous heathen to make way for the chosen people of God." " Some had expired in fijhl, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands, — In plague and famine sume." — CAMPBELL. All wars and disasters, in those days, were thought to l>e preceded by some •tinng«... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - American poetry - 1842 - 352 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 seref leaves... | |
 | American poetry - 1842 - 480 pages
...to sweep Adown the gulf of Time : I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...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... | |
 | American poetry - 1842 - 504 pages
...last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Karth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around...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... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 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 Earth...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... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 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 drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumbl Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - American periodicals - 1843 - 614 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...in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony handa ; In plagiif! and famine some ! Earth s cities had no sound nor tread, And ships were drifting... | |
 | Readings - English poetry - 1843 - 466 pages
...death behold, As Adam saw her prime! 1 ' Hebrew, St. Peter. I sun never shone in the country of the The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age...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... | |
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