They fought like brave men, long and well; They piled that ground with Moslem slain; They conquered — but Bozzaris fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few surviving comrades saw His smile when rang their proud hurrah, And the red field was won; Then saw... Janus; or, The Edinburgh literary almanach - Page 155by Janus - 1826Full view - About this book
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - American periodicals - 1825 - 506 pages
...flame, and smoke, And shout, and groan, and sabre stroke, And death shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard, with...the mother's, when she feels For the first time her first horn's breath ; — ' Come when the blessed seals Which close the pestilence are broke And crowded... | |
| William Cullen Bryant, Robert Charles Sands, Henry J. Anderson - American periodicals - 1825 - 502 pages
...As lightnings from the mountain cloud ; And heard, with voice as trumpet loud, Bozzaris cheer h is band ; " Strike — till the last armed foe expires,...the mother's, when she feels For the first time her first horn's breath ; — Come when the blessed seals Which close the pestilence are broke And crowded... | |
| Fitz-Greene Halleck - Alnwick Castle - 1827 - 76 pages
...fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few surviving comrades saw His smile when rang their proud hurniJi, And the red field was won ; Then saw in death his...first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke ; Come in consumption's ghastly... | |
| American periodicals - 1827 - 500 pages
...just related the final combat of this hero for his country, and his death on the field of victory. " Come to the bridal chamber, Death ! Come to the mother's,...first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke ; Come in consumption's ghastly... | |
| American periodicals - 1827 - 496 pages
...just related the final combat of this hero for his country, and his death on the field of victory. " Come to. the bridal chamber, Death ! Come to the mother's,...her first-born's breath; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly... | |
| 1829 - 436 pages
...fought — like brave men, long and well ; They piled that ground with Moslem slain ; They conquer'd — but Bozzaris fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few...mother's, when she feels, For the first time, her first horn's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded... | |
| Samuel Kettell - American poetry - 1829 - 432 pages
...consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, Come to the mother's. when she feels, For the first time, her first horn's breath; With banquet-song, and dance, and wine ; And thou art terrible—the tear,' The... | |
| Lyre - English poetry - 1830 - 396 pages
...fought — like brave men, long and well ; They piled that ground with Moslem slain ; They conquer'd — but Bozzaris fell, Bleeding at every vein. His few...her firstborn's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke ; Come in consumption's ghastly... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...groan, and sabrestroke, And death-shots falling thick and fast As lightnings from the mountaincloud ; And heard, with voice as trumpet loud, Bozzaris cheer...first-born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke ; Come in Consumption's ghastly... | |
| 1835 - 842 pages
...vigorous expression — the fifth will afibrd a just specimen of the versification of the whole poem. Come to the bridal Chamber, Death ! Come to the mother's, when she feels For the first time her first born's breath ; Come when the blessed seals That close the pestilence are broke, And crowded... | |
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