 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...  The Evangelical repository. Vol. 1- new - Page 2781870Full view - About this book
 | Stephen W. q (Stephen Watkins) Clark - English language - 1847 - 242 pages
...that looks ON THY ONCE HOLY DOME." " IN AN UNEXPECTED HOUR they were startled BY THE THUNDER OP THB " For the angel of death spread his wings ON THE BLAsT, And breathed IN THE PACE OP THE FOE as he passed." CANNON." Adverbial Sentences. " The man that dares traduce, BECAUsE... | |
 | 1847 - 548 pages
...wings on the A nd hreathM in the nice of the foe as he pass'd ; Am! the e yc s oft he sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved, and for ever grew still ! Ar.d there l:iv t!ie steed with his nostril all wide. But through' it there roll'd not the breath... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - Elocution - 1847 - 344 pages
...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 the blast, And breathed on the face of the foe, as he pass'd; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...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 blast,...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... | |
 | John [prose] Milton - 1848 - 590 pages
...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... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - Prayer - 1848 - 414 pages
...Like the leaves of the forest, when autumn is flown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strewn. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast,...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 - Women - 1848 - 358 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...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 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 pages
...spears was like stars on the sea, When the b!6e wave rolls nightly on deep Galilei. 2. PROSODY. 3. For the A'ngel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the f6e as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill, And their hearts but once heaved,... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1849 - 118 pages
...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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