 E'en Higginbottom now was posed, For sadder scene was ne'er disclosed; Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo ' Heads below !' Nor notice give at all. The firemen terrified...  Rejected Addresses: Or, The New Theatrum Poetarum - Page 50by James Smith, Horace Smith - 1812 - 126 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 700 pages
...in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never hallo "heads below!" Nor notice give at all: The firemen,...flow, For fear the roof should fall. Back, Robins! Crump, stand aloof. Whitford, keep near the walls! • Huggins, regard your own behoof, For lo! the... | |
 | Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall - 1801 - 674 pages
...hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never hallo " heads below!" Nor notice give at all: The firemen, terrified, are slow . To bid the pumping torrent How, For fear the roof should fall. Back, Robins! Crump, stand aloof! Whitford, keep near the walls!... | |
 | James Smith, Horace Smith - 1813 - 472 pages
...Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo " heads below !'' Nor notice give at all : The firemen, terrified, are slow To bid tke pumping torrent flow, For fear the roof should fall. Back, Robins, back! Crump, stand aloof! Whitford,... | |
 | 1838 - 588 pages
...Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo ' heads below.? Nor notice give at...should fall. Back, Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof! Whitfprd, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard your own behoof, For lo ! the Blazing locking roof... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1838 - 590 pages
...hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never im I loo 'heads below? Nor notice give at all : The firemen,...should fall. Back, Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof! Wuitfprd, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard your own beboof, For lo ! the blazing tucking roof... | |
 | James Smith, Horace Smith - 1851 - 272 pages
...blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo " Heads below ! " Nor notice give at all. The fireman terrified are slow To bid the pumping torrent flow,...the walls ! Huggins, regard your own behoof, For, lo ! the blazing rocking roof Down, down, in thunder falls ! An awful pause succeeds the stroke, And... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 pages
...Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, " Heads below !" Nor notice give...should fall. Back. Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof! Wrhitford, keep near the walls ! Hugging, regard your own behoof, For, lo! the blazing rocking roof... | |
 | James Smith - 1855 - 152 pages
...Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo, " Heads below ! " Nor notice give at all : The firemen, terrified, are slowTo bid the pumping torrent flow, For fear the roof should fall. Back, Robins, back! Crump, stand... | |
 | James Parton - 1856 - 720 pages
...Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downward go, And never halloo " Heads below !" Nor notice give...To bid the pumping torrent flow, For fear the roof would fall. Back, Robins, back; Crump, stand aloof! Whitford, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard... | |
 | 1856 - 518 pages
...Without, within, in hideous show, Devouring flames resistless glow, And blazing rafters downwards go, And never halloo, " Heads below !" Nor notice give...To bid the pumping torrent flow For fear the roof would fall. Back, Robins, back ! Crump, stand aloof ! Whitford, keep near the walls ! Huggins, regard... | |
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