 As soon as the mid-day task was done, In secret I was there : And a mighty wind had swept the leaves, And still the corse was bare ! " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep;...  Prose and Verse - Page 27by Thomas Hood - 1849 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Hood - 1874 - 452 pages
...bare I " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep : Or land or sea, though he should be Ten thousand fathoms deep. Ay, though he's buried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh,... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1874 - 522 pages
...weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep : Or knd or sea, though he should he Ten thousand fathoms deep. " So wills the fierce avenging Sprite, Till blood for hlood atones ! Ay, though he's huried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 240 pages
...bare ! " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep, — • Or land or sea,...rotted off his flesh, — The world shall see his bones ! " O God ! that horrid, horrid dream Besets me now awake ! Again, — again, with dizzy brain, The... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 246 pages
...bare! " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep,—• Or land or sea,...avenging sprite, Till blood for blood atones ! Ay, though he's buried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh, — The world... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 272 pages
...murdered man. " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep, Or land, or sea, though...avenging sprite, Till blood for blood atones ; Ay, though he's buried in a cave And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh, The world... | |
 | 1876 - 564 pages
...bare ! " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep — Or land or sea, though...fierce avenging sprite, Till blood for blood atones ! Aye, though he's buried in a cave, And years have rotted off his flesh — The world shall see his... | |
 | 1875 - 448 pages
...bare! " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep: Or land, or sea, though...fierce avenging Sprite, Till blood for blood atones 1 Ay, though he's buried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh,... | |
 | Francis Nathan Peloubet - 1880 - 274 pages
...ran dry; he covered it with leaves, but the wind blew them away. " I knew my secret then was one The earth refused to keep, Or land or sea, though he should be Ten thousand fathoms deep. And lo ! the universal air Seemed lit with ghastly flame; Ten thousand thousand dreadful eyes Were... | |
 | A. W. Patterson - 1875 - 252 pages
...13. "Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one 14. "So wills the fierce avenging sprite, Till blood for blood atones! Ay, though he's buried in a cave, And trodden down with stones, And years have rotted off his flesh — The world... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1876 - 288 pages
...there, — " Then down I cast me on my face, And first began to weep, For I knew my secret then was one That earth refused to keep, — Or land or sea, though...rotted off his flesh, — The world shall see his bones ! " 0 God ! that horrid, horrid dream Besets me now awake ! Again, — again, with dizzy brain, The... | |
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