 | 1820 - 416 Seiten
...Who are these coming to the sacrifice ? To what green Altar, O mysterious Priest! Lead'st thou lhat Heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks...with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea shore Or mountain built with peuceful citadel Is emptied of this folk this pious morn ? And little... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 460 Seiten
...burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice ? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing...the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands dressM ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or raountain-bnilt with peaceful citadel, Is emptied... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 Seiten
...burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice ? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing...mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be ; and not a... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 Seiten
...What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-huilt with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent he ; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude !... | |
 | 1839 - 684 Seiten
...forehead, and a parching tongue. 4. Who are these coming to the sacrifice ? To what green altar, O, mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer, lowing...with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn ? And,... | |
 | Mary Botham Howitt - 1840 - 552 Seiten
...burning forehead, and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice t To what green altar, О mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing...the skies. And all her silken flanks with garlands drestl What little town by river or sea-ehore. Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Ч I -Í .4N... | |
 | 1840 - 368 Seiten
...burning forehead and a parching tongue. Who are these coming to the sacrifice ? To what green altar, oh mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing...the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands dress'd ? What little town by river or seashore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied... | |
 | 1840 - 756 Seiten
...seem to have run (from a Greenwich pensioner to a Grecian vase), the truth of that sentiment, — '' What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be ; and not a soul... | |
 | 1840 - 378 Seiten
...priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands dress'd* What little town by river or seashore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk this pious morn ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be ; and not a soul... | |
 | Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - 1926 - 760 Seiten
...about fifteen minutes as a canoe goes through water-lilies. "What little town " [I said to myself] " by river or seashore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel Is emptied of its folk this pious rnorn ? " I think as a matter of fact it was a soap-works. When these human lemmings had passed by... | |
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Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent be; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. 
