 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
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...Lay. "Hostwere." Angel. Nightly. 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... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1851 - 768 pages
...solitude ! DESTRUCTION OP SENNACHERIB. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold -' And the sheen...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... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1851 - 682 pages
...purple and gold ; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea. When the blue waves roll nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest...were seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn is blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown.' " On the next stone was depicted a siege... | |
 | Arts - 1875 - 398 pages
...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 wither'd and strown. " The effect is quite prismatic. These fierce... | |
 | Martin Gardner - Poetry - 1992 - 226 pages
...spent, A mind at peace with all below, A heart whose love is innocent! The Destruction of Sennacherib And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the...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... | |
 | Robert Atwan, Laurance Wieder - Poetry - 1993 - 514 pages
...SENNACHERIB GEORGE NOEL GORDON, LORD 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 withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on... | |
 | George Gordon Byron - Poetry - 1994 - 884 pages
...DESTRUCTION OF SENN ACHER IB. I. Тнв Аявтпжп came down like the wolf on the fold. And his cohorts П. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer ¡s green, That host with their banners at sunset were... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - Literary Criticism - 1995 - 936 pages
...moon. 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 wither'd and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1995 - 412 pages
...[370] THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold. And his coborts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of...Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, r' That host with their banners at sunset were seen: Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath... | |
 | Mogens Trolle Larsen - History - 1996 - 420 pages
...'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 wither'd and strewn. Esarhaddon, the next king of Assyria, does... | |
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