 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless— A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirred within their silent depths; 75 Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp'd They... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 414 pages
...clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirred within their silent depths ; 75 Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pages
...; Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea, 75 And their masts fell down piecemeal'; as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge The waves were dead ; the tides were in their graves. The moon their mistress had expired before ;79 The winds were wither'd in the stagnant air,... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...death — a chaos of hard clay ! The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths! Ships sailorless lay rotting...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead — the tides were in their... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pages
...lump, A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless— The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And nothing stirred within their silent depths; And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropped, Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea, The... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...Seasonless', herbless', treeless', manless', lifeless'— A lump of death' — a chaos of hard clay'. The rivers', lakes', and ocean', all stood still', And nothing stirred within their silentb depths'. Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea', And their masts fell down piecemeal'; as... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 348 pages
...of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay...on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as theydropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 308 pages
...of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal : as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1838 - 270 pages
...lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless— A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...silent depths; Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea, They slept on the abyss without a surge— And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropped, The... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...lump, Seasonlcss, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless — A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still. And nothing stirred within their silent depths ; Ships sailoriess lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd They slept... | |
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They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The moon their mistress had expired before ; The winds were withered in the stagnant air, And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need Of aid from them—... 
