 Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the angel of Death spread his wings on the...  Elocution and Action - Seite 30von Frank Townsend Southwick - 1894 - 244 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1847 - 592 Seiten
...hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed." | This is a very characteristic feature of epidemics in general. Dr. Johnson very soundly remarked,... | |
 | Stephen W. q (Stephen Watkins) Clark - 1847 - 242 Seiten
...Sentences 1 What is the office of a Word of Euphony 1 Exercises. " For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed." ' » ' .!»..»/* f I 1 P . * * V) ANALYsIs. f {Angel Subject, j gj Predicates Compound Sentence Wings... | |
 | 1847 - 600 Seiten
...hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed." | This is a very characteristic feature of epidemics in general. Dr. Johnson very soundly remarked,... | |
 | John [prose] Milton - 1848 - 590 Seiten
...Melodies, has adhered to the account of scripture : — " For the Angel of Death spread his wings in the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as...sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts heaved but once, and for ever grew still !" — Kr>. army shall not need his praises, nor the parliament... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 Seiten
...hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe...the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And then- hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still. And there lay the steed with his nostril all... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1848 - 414 Seiten
...is flown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strewn. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, — And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed ; And the breath of the sleepers grew deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever were still.... | |
 | George W. Burnap - 1848 - 358 Seiten
...hath blown, That host on the morrow lav wither'd and strown. " For the angel of death spread his wings 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... | |
 | 1856 - 1270 Seiten
...mail ; And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpets unblown. And the widows of ASHUR are loud in their wail, And the idols are broke in the temples of BAAL ; And the might of the GENTILE, uustnote by the sword, Hath melted like snow in the... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 Seiten
...hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1849 - 118 Seiten
...s£a, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. 2. 3. For the A'np;el of Death spread his w1ngs on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the £yes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and... | |
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