 THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.  Literature for Children - Page 109by Orton Lowe - 1914 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1856 - 1270 pages
...above, The living, the living, Prayer, praise, and thanksgiving, Shall joyfully render their love. THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. THE Assyrian came...were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of his spears were like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls mighty on deep Galilee. Like the leaves... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1849 - 118 pages
...the three trisyllabic measures have a great tendency to intermingle. 1. The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold^ And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold : And the she£n of the spears was like stars on the s£a, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee.... | |
 | Religious poetry - 1850 - 300 pages
...of my heart ! Bright is the diadem, boundless the sway, Or kingly the death which awaits us to-day ! THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. THE Assyrian came...gold ; And the sheen of their spears was like stars in the sea When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer... | |
 | Charles Baker - 1850 - 446 pages
...accomplished in every point. DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. "I WILL SEND A BLAST UPON HIM." The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming with purple and gold, And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue waves... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...flattered, followed, sought, and sued ; This is to be alone ; this, this is solitude ! DESTRUCTION OP SENNACHERIB. The Assyrian came down like the wolf...Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green l hat host Wlth their ,»„„„, a( sunset were sjn '"' That leav,e,sof the forest whe" Autumn hath... | |
 | William Enfield, James Pycroft - 1851 - 422 pages
...carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory. WOLFE. CHAPTER XXXII. DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. THE Assyrian came down...When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breath 'd on the face of the foe as he pass'd... | |
 | Frederick Walpole (hon.) - 1851 - 438 pages
...an umbrella ; his dress, chariot, and horse's gear delicately and minutely cut. " The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with... | |
 | Frederick Walpole - Assassins (Ismailites) - 1851 - 406 pages
...an umbrella ; his dress, chariot, and horse's gear delicately and minutely cut. ' The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...their spears was like stars on the sea. When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Qalilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with... | |
 | Literature - 1851 - 682 pages
...an umbrella ; his dress, chariot, and horse's gear delicately and minutely cut. ' The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...their spears was like stars on the sea. When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with... | |
 | English poetry - 1851 - 496 pages
...returned with shame of face to his own land." — 2 CHRONICLES, xxxii. 21. THE Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in...of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the hlue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host,... | |
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