 Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel,...  Annals of the Fine Arts - Page 6391820Full view - About this book
 | Christianity - 1843 - 750 pages
...river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built \vith peaceful citadel, Is emptied of its folk, this pious mom ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. " O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - Literature - 1835 - 460 pages
...flanks with garlands dressM ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or raountain-bnilt with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with hrede Of marble men and maidens overwrought With forest branches... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn...evermore Will silent be ; and not a soul to tell Why tluiu art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...heifer lowing at the skies, What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-huilt with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn...little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent he ; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude !... | |
 | England - 1839 - 684 pages
...flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Wilt silent be ; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. 5. O Attic shape !... | |
 | 1840 - 758 pages
...truth of that sentiment, — " What little town by river or Bea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn...soul to tell Why thou art desolate can e'er return." And here I may take leave to produce a sketch of Greenwich Terrace, made some years ago. The same men... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...flanks with garlands dress'd* What little town by river or seashore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk this pious morn ?...soul to tell Why thou art desolate can e'er return. Oh, Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 554 pages
...What iitile town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, MISCELLANEOCS POEMS. Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn ? And, little...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. 5. O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest bmnches... | |
 | 1840 - 756 pages
...truth of that sentiment, — '' What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn?...evermore Will silent be ; and not a soul to tell Why thouart desolate can e'er return." And here I may take leave to produce a sketch of Greenwich Terrace,... | |
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