| Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 páginas
...saw the last of human mold, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The svin's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan,...! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And... | |
| Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 614 páginas
...oxen that perished on the road—devouring the largest bodies with a promptitude truly surprising.' ' The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age...skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man.' •I turned off the road in punuit of a troop of brindled gnoos, and presently came upon another, which... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 páginas
...Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with ape was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that...man! Some had expired in fight,— the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread; And ships... | |
| 1842 - 480 páginas
...to sweep Adown the gulf of Time : I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...man. Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some. Earth's cities had no sound nor tread; And... | |
| Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 páginas
...of Time ? I saw the last of human mould. That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...! Some had expired in fight, — the brands* Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And... | |
| 1842 - 504 páginas
...last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Karth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around...man. Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some. Earth's cities had no sound nor tread; And ships... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 páginas
...of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...man ! Some had expired in fight — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread, And ships... | |
| John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 614 páginas
...of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony handa ; In plagiif! and famine some ! Earth s cities had no sound nor tread, And... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1843 - 516 páginas
...of Time! I saw the last of human mould. That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age...! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread , And... | |
| Readings - 1843 - 466 páginas
...death behold, As Adam saw her prime! 1 ' Hebrew, St. Peter. I sun never shone in the country of the The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age...nations were Around that lonely man! Some had expired in fight,—the brands'" Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had... | |
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