 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 pages
...the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed ; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever were still ! And there lay the steed with his nostrils all wide, But through them there rolled not... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1843 - 236 pages
...on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the ejes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still. 4. And the>e lay the steed with his nostril all wide ; But through it there rolled not the breath of... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 576 pages
...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 for ever grew still ! HEBREW MELODIES. IV. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 1844 - 324 pages
...wither'd and strown. 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 the spray on the rock beating surf. And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 pages
...the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed ; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever were still ! And there lay the steed with his nostrils all wide, But through them there rolled not... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 1844 - 336 pages
...the leaves of the forest, when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow, lay wither'cl and strown. 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... | |
 | 1863 - 518 pages
...better ; and Mr. Patmore's alterations are of the same irritating and contemptible kind. Byron wrote " And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd not the breath of bis pride ;" Mr. Patmore can not leave this alone. In the first line he reads... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...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 there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, B ut through it there roll'd not the breath of his pride : And the foam of his gasping lay white on... | |
 | Joseph Hall Wright - 1845 - 192 pages
...paddock, and found the elephant or camel lying " with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd not the breath of his pride ; And the foam of his...lay white on the turf, And cold as the spray of the rock-breaking surf!" How great would his astonishment be to find others in the street, lamenting for... | |
 | John Hall - 1845 - 354 pages
...the angel of death spread his wings on the blast', And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed ; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed 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... | |
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And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still! And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there rolled not the breath of his pride; And the foam of his gasping lay... 
