 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. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is...  The Poetical Works of Lord Byron: With Lifeby George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1857 - 576 pagesSnippet view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1846 - 1068 pages
...And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold And the sheen of their spears was like stars on th< sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee...were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when autumn ball blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. For the Angel uf Death spread his wings... | |
 | Mary Milner - 1851 - 816 pages
...of Austria, Suabia, Alsace, Strasbourg, Lucerne, and Zurich, amounting to upwards of 26,000 men ! " Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown." ' Shortly after this glorious victory, the... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1842 - 316 pages
...II. Kings 19th Chap. 35th verse. 1. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the foW, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of...the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Gallilee. 2. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset... | |
 | Periodicals - 1846 - 730 pages
...quote a few lines from each. " The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold With his cohorts all gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of their...When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee." " 0 ! fair as the sea-flower, close to thee growing, How light was thy heart till love's witchery came,... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - Elocution - 1847 - 344 pages
...Destruction of Scnnaclicrib. — BYRON. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of...seen; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host, on the morrow, lay wither'd and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on... | |
 | Medicine - 1847 - 600 pages
...noon-day and the arrow that flieth by night!" There is 33 much philosophy as truth in the description : " Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,...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... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 526 pages
...one bound — escapes control. BYRON'S Corsair. 17. How peaceful and how powerful is the grave ! 18. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,...; Like the leaves of the forest, when Autumn hath blown, That host, on the morrow, lay wither'd and strown ! BYRON. 19. And dull the film along his dim... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1847 - 540 pages
...one bound — escapes control. BYRON'S Corsair. 17. How peaceful and how powe.ful is the grave '. 18. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,...; Like the leaves of the forest, when Autumn hath blown, That host, on the morrow, lay wither'd and strovvn ! BYRON. 19. And dull the film along his... | |
 | 1847 - 592 pages
...noon-day and the arrow that flieth by night !" There is as much philosophy as truth in the description : " Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,...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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...it THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of...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... | |
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