Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was a mockery; then they lifted... Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Seite 4371816Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Jared Sparks, James Russell Lowell, Edward Everett, Henry Cabot Lodge - 1834 - 574 Seiten
...of the poet. " They lifted up their eyes and then beheld Each other's aspects, — saw, and shrieked and died. Even of their mutual hideousness they died,...he was upon whose brow Famine had written fiend." We have testimony enough that such calamities have befallen our fellow-creatures in these regions.... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1835 - 348 Seiten
...holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for...lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shriek' d, and died — Even of their mutual hideousness they died, Unknowing who he was upon whose... | |
| George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 308 Seiten
...holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for...who he was upon whose brow Famine had written Fiend. The world was void, The populous and the powerful was a lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless,... | |
| William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 Seiten
...holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for...lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shrieked, and died— Even of their mutual hideousness they died, Unknowing who he was upon whose brow... | |
| 1837 - 654 Seiten
...of the poet. " They lifted up their eyes, and then beheld Each other's aspects— saw, and shrieked and died. Even of their mutual hideousness they died....he was upon whose brow Famine had written fiend." We have testimony enough that such calamities have befallen our fellow-creatures in these regions.... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 Seiten
...holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for...Each other's aspects — saw, and shriek'd, and died — Unknowing who he was upon whose brow Famine had written Fiend. • , • 8. The world was void,... | |
| Gething - 1838 - 426 Seiten
...magnificent poem of " Darkness :" " They raked up And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for...lifted up Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Bach other's aspects ! " The man bade them put down their supper, a small lot of potatoes which lay... | |
| Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1838 - 270 Seiten
...holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering scraped, with their cold skeleton hands, The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Which was a mockery; then they lifted up Each other's aspects—saw,... | |
| Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1841 - 286 Seiten
...holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up% And shivering scraped, with their cold skeleton hands, The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for...lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shrieked, and died — Even of their mutual hideousness they died, Unknowing who he was, upon whose... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 Seiten
...their cold skeleton hands, | The feeble aslres, | and their feeble breath | Blew for a little life, I and made a flame | Which was a mockery. | Then they...other's as'pects — | saw,| and shriek'd', | and died, : | Ev'n of their mutual hid'eousness they died, | Unknowing who Ae was | upon whose brow | Famine... | |
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