 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...  Acadie and the Acadians - Seite 42von Daniel Luther Roth, David Luther Roth - 1890 - 415 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1818 - 384 Seiten
...Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest whea Summer is green, That hust with their banners at sunset were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath...the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, grew still. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there rolled not the... | |
 | 1876 - 1204 Seiten
...swiftness, suddenness, and awful silence of wide-spread death are described with inimitable force, " For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed on the face of the foe as he passed." Then the empty tents, furled banners, unlif ted lances, and hushed... | |
 | 1822 - 494 Seiten
...the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host, on the morrow, lie wither'd and strewn. For the angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breath' d in the face of the foe as he past ; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill —... | |
 | 1827 - 802 Seiten
...sunset were Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay witherM and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, f pass'd ; And breath'd in the face of the foe as he And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and... | |
 | John BRUCE (Minister of Low Hill Cemetery, Liverpool.) - 1827 - 240 Seiten
...the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. Wl For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breath'd on the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,... | |
 | 1828 - 198 Seiten
...the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay witherrd and strovvn. 5 For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breath'd on the face of the foe as he pass'd, And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,... | |
 | 1828 - 398 Seiten
...Like the leaves of the forest when autum hath bio wn That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strewn. For the Angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breath'd on the face of the foe as he pass'd, And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,... | |
 | Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 Seiten
...Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest, when Summer is green, That host with their bauners at sunset were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath...Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breath'd in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And the eyes of the sleepers wax'd deadly and chill,... | |
 | Moral and sacred poetry - 1829 - 326 Seiten
...their haanen at suneot were seon : Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath hlown, That hust on the morrow lay withered and strown. For the Angel of Death spread his whigs on the hlast, And hreftth'd in the face of the foe as he pass'd ; And tho eyes of the sleepere... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 Seiten
...Galilee. 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...Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed on the face of the foe as he passed, And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their... | |
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