 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Pressed with a load of monumental clay ! Thy Hector, wrapped in everlasting sleep, Shall neither hear thee sigh, nor see thee weep." Thus having spoke, the illustrious chief of Troy Stretched his fond arms to clasp the lovely boy. The... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...shame, A thousand griefs, shall waken at the name ! May I lie cold before that dreadful day, 1'ress'd coast. But oh, beloved by henven ! reserved to thee Л happier lot the smiling fates Thus having spoke, the illustrious chief of Troy Stretch'd his fond arms to clasp the lovely boy. The... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1841 - 390 pages
...naming me. The thoughts of glory past, and present shame, A thousand griefs shall waken at the name ; May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Press'd with...Shall neither hear thee sigh, nor see thee weep." This short narrative of Athenian history, is too brief to do more than introduce readers to an acquaintance... | |
 | Edward Robinson - 1842 - 518 pages
...May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Pressed with a load of monumental clay. Thy Hector, wrapped in everlasting sleep, Shall neither hear thee sigh nor see" thee weep." Such exhibitions of elevated affection are not common in the best days of Greece. So gross were the... | |
 | 1842 - 1046 pages
...May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Pressed with a load of monumental clay. .Thy Hector, wrapped in everlasting sleep, Shall neither hear thee sigh nor see thee weep." Such exhibitions of elevated affection are not common in the best days of Greece. So gross were the... | |
 | 1842 - 508 pages
...May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Pressed with a load of monumental clay. Thy Hector, wrapped in everlasting sleep, Shall neither hear thee sigh nor see thee weep." Such exhibitions of elevated affection are not common in the best days of Greece. So gross were the... | |
 | 1843 - 424 pages
...May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Pressed with a load of monumental clay; Thy Hector, wrapped in everlasting sleep, Shall neither hear thee sigh, nor see thee weep." Now, in contrast with this, we will not quote from any of the laurelled names of modern days ; but... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - 1844 - 830 pages
...Graham himself should once more invoke the King of Terrors with the awful imprecation — " May I be cold before that dreadful day, Press'd with a load of monumental clay!" The external inviolability of the church is almost past praying for. What is the use then, or where... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1845 - 354 pages
...May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Pressed with a load of monumental clay ! Thy Hector, wrapped in everlasting sleep, Shall neither hear thee sigh nor see thee weep.' Thus having spoke, the illustrious chief of Troy Stretched his fond arms, to clasp the lovely boy.... | |
 | William Peter - 1847 - 562 pages
...shall waken at the name ! yield, HOMER. May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Prest with a heap of monumental clay! Thy Hector, wrapt in everlasting...Shall neither hear thee sigh, nor see thee weep." Thus having spoke, th' illustrious chief of Troy Stretch'd his fond arms to ehssp the lovely boy. The... | |
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Behold the mighty Hector's wife! Some haughty Greek, who lives thy tears to see, Embitters all thy woes by naming me. The thoughts of glory past, and present shame A thousand griefs shall waken at the name. May I lie cold before that dreadful day, Press'd... 
