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... A Theory of the Universe - Página 451868 - 91 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1828 - 814 páginas
...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep A down the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her...hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities bad no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet,... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 516 páginas
...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her...rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine юте ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1830 - 248 páginas
...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, . That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her...in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony Bands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor .tread And ships were -drifting... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - 1834 - 588 páginas
...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 All wars and disasters in those days were thought to be preceded by some strange natural appearance... | |
| J H Hedley - 1836 - 352 páginas
...sleep, That gave my spirit strength to .sweep Adown the gulph of Time! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her...had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in thidr bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread; And ships were... | |
| Samuel Gardner Drake - 1837 - 642 páginas
...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. All wars and disasters, in those days, were thought to be preceded by some strange natural... | |
| 1836 - 564 páginas
...unsatisfactory impression. The scenery by which the Last Man is surrounded is finely delineated. ' The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age...! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rested in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 790 páginas
...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... | |
| Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 798 páginas
...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«... | |
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