And through his side the last drops, ebbing slow From the red gash, fall heavy, one by one, Like the first of a thunder-shower; and now The arena swims around him, — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hailed the wretch who won. He heard... New National First[ -fifth] Reader - Page 380by Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1884Full view - About this book
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail' d the wretch who won. CXLI. He heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize — But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were... | |
| Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1833 - 564 pages
...won.' " • He heard it, and he heeded not,— his eyea Were with his heart, and that was far away; Re recked not of the life he lost, nor prize — But...his young barbarians all at play, There was their Daclan mother ;— he, their sire, Butcber'd to make a Roman holiday ; All tula gueh'd with his blood.'... | |
| James Montgomery - 1833 - 528 pages
...He heard it, and he heeded not, — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize, — But, where...his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother : — he, their sire, Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday ; All this gush'd with his blood."... | |
| 1833 - 370 pages
...heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes \\ere with his heart, and that was far away ; île reck'd not of the life he lost nor prize, But where his rude...his young Barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother — he, their sire, Butchered to make a Roman holidav — All this rushed with his bleod... | |
| James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...arena swims around him! — He is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won. He heard it, but he heeded not: his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away : He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize; — But where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were... | |
| James Montgomery - 1833 - 368 pages
...him, — he is gone. Ere ceased the inhuman shout that hail'd the wretch who won. " He heard it, and he heeded not, — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize, — But, where his rude hut by the Danube lay, There were... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1834 - 496 pages
...arena swims around him - he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman sound which hailed the wretch who won. He heard it, but he heeded not, his eyes Were with...was far away ; He recked not of the life he lost nor prizi-, But where his rudo hut by the Danube lay, There were his young barbarians all at play, '1 here... | |
| William Henry Smyth - 1834 - 392 pages
...arena swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won." " He heard it, but he heeded not — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd not of the life he lost, nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay ; There were his... | |
| Jules Michelet - 1834 - 268 pages
...hirn — he is gone ,| Ere ceased the inhuman shout -which hail'd the -wretcli who von. He heard il , but he heeded not — his eyes "Were with his heart , and that was far away He reck'd not of the life he lost nor prize , But where his rude hut by ihe Danube lay There wre his young... | |
| Walter Scott - 1835 - 400 pages
...arena swims around him — he is gone, Ere ceased the inhuman shout which hail'd the wretch who won. " He heard it, but he heeded not, — his eyes Were with his heart, and that was far away ; He reck'd not of the life he lost nor prize, But where his rude hut by the Danube lay There were his young... | |
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