 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 songs of England and Scotland - Seite 232von England - 1835Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Stuart Savile (hon.) - 1842 - 876 Seiten
...heart. CHAPTER XIII. The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming, with purple and gold. And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue waves roll mighty on deep Galilee. THE sun was about to set, after a magnificent day, behind the lofty... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 Seiten
...DESTRUCTION OF SENACHERIB. Byron. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of...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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 576 Seiten
...THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. I. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of...When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. n. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset were... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1843 - 236 Seiten
...stars on the sea, When the b!6e wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. 2. Like the leaves of the f6rest when Summer is green, That host with their banners...were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn is blown, That h6st on the marrow lay withered and strown. 3. For the A'ngcl of Death spread his wings... | |
 | Robert Gordon LATHAM - 1843 - 236 Seiten
...d6wn like a wolf on the fold, And his c6horts were gleaming in purple and gold : And the she£n of the spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. 2. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That h6st with their banners at sunset were... | |
 | Scotland free church, gen. assembly - 1847 - 554 Seiten
...shortening the vowel or dipthong. 8. Upon the accent. 9. Anapestic, two unaccented to one accented (" and the sheen' of their spears' was like stars' on the sea' ") ; Iambic, unaccented and accented alternately, as (" When spring' to woods' and wilds' around,"... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 Seiten
...DESTRUCTION OF SENACHERIB. Byron. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of...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... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 1844 - 324 Seiten
...of the God of Sabaoth by the Assyrian. The angel breathed upon his armed hosts, and they perished, "Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...That host on the morrow, lay wither'd and strown. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd not the breath of his... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 1844 - 336 Seiten
...of the God of Sabaoth by the Assyrian. The angel breathed upon his armed hosts, and they perished, " Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow, lay wither'cl and strown. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 Seiten
...THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB.' THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts f were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of...blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. * 2 Kings, xix. 35. t A legion was divided into ten cohorts. For the Angel of Death spread his wings... | |
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