Hear the loud alarum bells — Brazen bells ! What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune ! In a clamorous... Littell's Living Age - Page 3731849Full view - About this book
| Popular poetry - 1862 - 246 pages
...! What a tale of terror, now, their tnrbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak,...fire, In a mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic tire Leaping higher, higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour Now — now... | |
| James Fleming - 1863 - 404 pages
...bells ! What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak,...! higher ! With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour Now, now to sit or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh, the bells, bells, bells... | |
| 1863 - 348 pages
...with a heavy, startling sound. " In the startled ear of night, How they scream out their affright Ï Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek,...higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour. Now — now to sit or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon." " Har, my lads, work away... | |
| John Charles Curtis - 1863 - 178 pages
...! What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak,...frantic fire Leaping higher, higher, higher, With a resolute endeavour Now — now to sit, or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh, the bells,... | |
| Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pages
...terror, now, their turbulency tell* In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright 1 Too much horrified to speak, They can only shriek,...appealing to the mercy of the fire, In a mad expostulation wifli the dSaf and frantic fire Leaping higher, higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1865 - 238 pages
...bells ! What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak,...higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour Now, now to sit or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh, the bells, bells, bells!... | |
| Edgar Allan Poe - 1865 - 220 pages
...bells ! What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak,...higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour Now, now to sit or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh, the bells, bells, bells... | |
| A.A. Griffith - 1865 - 260 pages
...! What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells! In the startled ear of night how they scream out their affright! Too much horrified to speak, they can only shriek, shriek, Out of tune, In the clamorous appealing to the mercy of the fire, In a mad expostulation with the deaf and frantic... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 pages
...! What a tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night how they scream out their affright ; Too much horrified to speak,...higher, higher, with a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour, now, now to sit, or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh, the bells, bells, bells!... | |
| English poetry - 1866 - 192 pages
...bells ! What a tale of terror now their turbulency tells ! In the startled ear of night How they scream out their affright ! Too much horrified to speak,...higher, higher, With a desperate desire, And a resolute endeavour Now, now to sit or never, By the side of the pale-faced moon. Oh, the bells, bells, bells... | |
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