 Companionless bearing destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah, home let him speed, — for the spoiler is nigh ! Why flames the far summit? Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis...  The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems - Page 107by Thomas Campbell - 1803 - 131 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 1298 pages
...^destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havce on high, Ah ! home let him speed ; for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit. Why...blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament rast? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 892 pages
...hi* hanc on high, Ah ! home let him speed ; for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit. Wfcj shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the dartness of heaven. Oh,... | |
 | History - 1803 - 892 pages
...destruction abroad : But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed — for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to fhe blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis die fire-she iw'r of ruiii, all dreadfully... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...destruction abroad; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high! Ah! home let him speed; — for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why...the firmament cast? "Tis the fire-show'r of ruin all fearfully driv'n From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heav'n. — Oh chieftain whose tow'r... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...destruction abroad; " But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! " Ah ! home let him speed ; — for the spoiler is nigh. " Why flames the far summit ?..." Those embers like stars from the firmament cast? 'c 'Tis the fire-show'r of ruin all fearfully driv'n " From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...dark rolling clouds of thenorth ? Lo! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companion)ess, bearing destruction abroad; But down let him stoop...embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heaven. Oh,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed — for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why...embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heaven. Oh,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...destruction' abroad ; But downN let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home' let him speed — for the spoiler' is nigh. Why flames the far summit' ?...Those embers', like stars from the firmament cast J 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin', all dreadfully' driven From his eyry', that beacons the darkness of... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - Arranged marriage - 1819 - 340 pages
....-ru , ,--..-, . , ' . ' i • '--."..,-". '.- ..' **'-- " ' e Orf :, vJ CHAPTER XII. Why flames yon far summit — why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ?— 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. CAMFBKLI*... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - Covenanters - 1819 - 336 pages
...of this warld, whilk it is muckle to be doubted that he never will." CHAPTER XII. Why flames yon fat summit — why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ?— Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. CAMFBELI*... | |
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