 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - Language Arts & Disciplines - 1843
...shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around...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 - 1843
...Hebrew, St. Peter. I sun never shone in the country of the 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... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1843
...plague and famine some! Enrth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with their dead To shores where all was dumb .' Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood. With daunlless words and high, That shook the sear leaves from the wood As if a storm pase'd by, Bnying,... | |
 | Robert Carruthers - 1844
...shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth rs. The schoolboy, wandering through the wood To pull...Starts, the new voice of spring to hear,* And imitates or tread, And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that... | |
 | JOHN HANBURY DWYER - 1844
...shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around...had expired in fight — the brands Still rusted in iheir bony hands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread, And ships were... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Literary Criticism - 1845 - 504 pages
...shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw bur prime. 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 brand* Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some. Earth's cities had no sound nor... | |
 | john hanbury - 1845
...shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man1 Some had expired in fight — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine... | |
 | William Linwood - Study Aids - 1846 - 306 pages
...That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime. The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb. XXXIX. 71 UANTA rdv yaia Svocfros sy d\fy icavTw ys davslv dvdyicn, Trplv Xa/Ssiv dvarbv roSs aw/u,a... | |
 | Anthologia Oxoniensis - 1846
...That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime. The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb. XXXIX. ПАМТА TÙV yaía Svócf>os e) á\úa кavTеa 'ye вavsîv àváyiся, Trplv \aßeîv... | |
 | john hanbury dwyer - 1846
...shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around...their bony hands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's citie^had no sound nor tread, And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb !... | |
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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. 
