 Devouring flames, and murdering steel ! The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken, wanders o'er the heath, The bleak wind whistles round her head, Her helpless orphans cry for bread ; Bereft of shelter, food, and friend, She views the shades of night...  The Scottish Songs - Seite 164herausgegeben von - 1829 - 370 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 500 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeas'd ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames, and murd'ring steel The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken wanders...round her head. Her helpless orphans cry for bread ; VOL. XXVI. Z tainly, such instances lead us to join in the observation of Monluc, that those engaged... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 462 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeas'd ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames, and murd'ring ateel ! The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken wanders...round her head, Her helpless orphans cry for bread j VOL. XXVI. Z tainly, such instances lead us to join in tbe observation of Monluc, that those engaged... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 476 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeas'd ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames, and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken wanders...round her head, Her helpless orphans cry for bread; VOL. XXVI. Z taiiilv, such instances lead us to join in the observation of Monluc, that those engaged... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 448 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeas'd ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames, and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother doom'd to death, Forsaken wanders...the shades of night descend, And, stretch'd beneath th "inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. And, spite of her insulting foe, My sympathizing... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1837 - 362 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeas'd ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames, and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother doom'd to death, Forsaken wanders...the shades of night descend, And, stretch'd beneath th' inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood bedews my veins, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...appeased : The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murdering etecl ! The pious mother, doomed stretched beneath the inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...appeased : The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murdering steel ! The pious mother, doomed they are and sere ! I never saw aught like to them, Unless perchance it were bend, Her helpless orphans cry for bread ; Bereft of shelter, food, and friend, She views the shades... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1846 - 310 Seiten
...; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames, and murdering steel ! The pious mother, doomed to death, Forsaken wanders o'er the heath ; The bleak...friend, She views the shades of night descend ; And stretched beneath th' inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes and dies. While the warm blood bedews... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 216 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeased ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother doom'd to death Forsaken wanders...the shades of night descend, And stretch'd beneath th' inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood bedews my veins, And... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeased ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother doom'd to death Forsaken wanders...friend, She views the shades of night descend, And stretch' d beneath th' inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood... | |
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