 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1845 - 312 pages
...the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strewn. S. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the /ace of the foe as he pass'd; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill. And their hearts... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 390 pages
...hath bluwa, That host, on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the angel of death— spread bis wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe, as he pasted ; And the eyes of the sleepers — waxed deadly, and chin. And their hearts, but once heaved,... | |
 | 1867 - 852 pages
...the Angel of Death spread his wings on I1i< blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he parsed, And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but onoc henved — anil for «*T grew still. " And the widows of Asshur are loud in ttieir wail. And the... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 330 pages
...autumn bath blown, That boat, on the morrow by withered and strown. For the angel of death— spread hit wings on the blast. And breathed in the face of the foe, ai he passed; And the eyes of tbe steepen — waxed deadly, and chill, And their hearts, but once beared,... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. * 2 Kings, xix. 35. t A legion was divided into ten cohorts. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breath'd in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill. And their hearts but once heaved, and... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1842 - 316 pages
...the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strewn. 3. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved —... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...on lh< blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever yrev still ! And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, Kutthrough il there roll'd not the... | |
 | Salem Town - 1847 - 420 pages
...the leaves of the forests when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. 3. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast,...deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and forever grew still. 4. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there rolled... | |
 | 1847 - 590 pages
...Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown. That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast,...And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed." I This is a very characteristic feature of epidemics in general. Dr. Johnson very soundly remarked,... | |
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Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the... 
