But o'er the shrinking land sublimely rides. The wild blast, rising from the western cave, Drives the huge billows from their heaving bed; Tears from their grassy tombs the village dead, And breaks the silent sabbath of the grave ! With shells and sea-weed... Elegiac Sonnets, - Seite 43von Charlotte Smith - 1789 - 83 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charlotte Smith - 1789 - 140 Seiten
...village dead, 7 And breaks the ulent fabbath of the grave ! With fhells and fea-weed mingled, on the more Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave ; But...elements no more : While I am doom'd — by life's long ftonn oppreft, To gaze with envy, o« their gloomy reft. ( 45 ) SONNET XLV. ', ON LEAVING A PART OF... | |
| 1792 - 530 Seiten
...village dead, And breaks jhe. filent íahbath of the grave ! With (hells and iea-weed mingled, on the Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave. But...elements no more: While I am doom'd — by life's long ftorro oppreft, • To gaze with envy on tkeir gloomy rea.' Perhaps it is not faying toe much to declare,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 Seiten
...ihells and lea-weed mingled, on the more, Lo! { eir buncswl.itcn in tue frequent wave ; But vain totiiem the winds and waters rave; they hear the warring elements no more : \Vuile I am doom d, by life's lon¿ dorm op preft, Te gaze with envy on their gloomy reft, § l-ji.... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...dead, And breaks the silent sabbath of ihe grave ! With shells and sea-weed mingled, on the shore, Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave , But...elements no more : While I am doom'd, by life's long storm opprest, To gaze with envy on their gloomy rest. § 137. Written at Penthurst, in Autumn, 1 788.... | |
| Richard Dally - 1828 - 278 Seiten
...village dead, And breaks the silent Sabbath of the Grave ! With shells and sea-weed mingled on the shore, Lo their bones whiten in the frequent wave, But vain...waters rave. They hear the warring elements no more : Whilst I am doom'd, by life's long storm oppr&s'd, To gaxe with envy on their gloomy test !" The... | |
| George Washington Bethune - 1848 - 520 Seiten
...dead, And breaks the silent Sabbath of the grave ! With shells and sea-weed mingled, on the shore, Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave ; But...They hear the warring elements no more : While I am doomed, by life's long storm opprest, To gaze with envy on their gloomy rest. ENGLISH SCENERY. (FROM... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1876 - 288 Seiten
...dead, And breaks the silent sabbath of the grave ! With shells and sea-weed mingled, on the shore, Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave ; But...They hear the warring elements no more : While I am doomed, by life's long storm oppressed, To gaze with envy on their gloomy rest. Charlotte Smith. NongewelL... | |
| Charles Fleet - 1878 - 318 Seiten
...dead, And breaks the silent sabbath of the grave ! With shells and sea-weed mingled, on the shore, Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave ; But...elements no more : While I am doom'd — by life's long storm opprest, To gaze with envy on their gloomy rest. Other Sonnets of Charlotte Smith are addressed... | |
| Charles Fleet - 1878 - 314 Seiten
...dead, And breaks the silent sabbath of the grave ! With shells and sea-weed mingled, on the shore, Lo ! their bones whiten in the frequent wave ; But...They hear the warring elements no more : While I am doom'd—by life's long storm opprest, To gaze with envy on their gloomy rest. Other Sonnets of Charlotte... | |
| Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1876 - 288 Seiten
...village dead, And breaks the silent sabbath of the grave! With shells and sea-weed mingled, on the shore, Lo! their bones whiten in the frequent wave; But vain...They hear the warring elements no more: While I am doomed, by life's long storm oppressed, To gaze with envy on their gloomy rest. Mongewell. MONGEWELL.... | |
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