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 blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed... Choice Literature - Page 3711912Full view - About this book
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1822 - 614 pages
...leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. • 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, and... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1823 - 310 pages
...leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. III. 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... | |
| Cabinet - 1824 - 440 pages
...leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and striiwn. Ill, 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 heav'd, and... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Alfred Howard - 1824 - 226 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... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 546 pages
...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... | |
| George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...Autumn hath blown. That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strewn. XX. For the Angel of Death ipread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever... | |
| William Carpenter - 1824 - 604 pages
...the leaves of the forest 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, 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... | |
| John BRUCE (Minister of Low Hill Cemetery, Liverpool.) - 1827 - 240 pages
...And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heav'd, and for ever grew still. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd not the breath of his pride ; And the foam of his gasping lay white on the turf, And cold as... | |
| 1828 - 814 pages
...the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. in. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast,...deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still. IV. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there rolled... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 406 pages
...the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. 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, and... | |
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