 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 - 359 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Arthur Campbell Ainger - 1879 - 144 Seiten
...and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother, doom'd to death, 10 Forsaken wanders o'er the heath ; The bleak wind whistles...food, and friend She views the shades of night descend ; 15 And stretch'd beneath th' inclement skies Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 Seiten
...appeased ; 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 the inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes — and dies. While the warm blood... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeased : The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murd'ring steel ! ing in the th' inclement skies Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood bedews my veins, And... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1881 - 1000 Seiten
...flames and murdering steel ! Tho pious mother, doomed to death, Forsaken wanders o'er tho heath, Tho of yore—- What this tho shades of night descend, And, stretched beneath tho inclement skies, Weeps o'er her tender babes,... | |
 | English history - 1881 - 888 Seiten
...victor's soul was not appeased — The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murdering steel. The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken, wanders...heath ; The bleak wind whistles round her head, Her hapless orphans cry for bread ; Bereft of shelter, food, and friend, She views the shades of night... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1882 - 1002 Seiten
...must feel Devonring llames and murdering steel ! The pions mother, doomed to death, Forsaken wandere , and Glooms, and glimmering Incarnations Of hopes and fears, and twilight Phantasies; And SOITOW, stretched beneath the inclement skiee, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the wann blood... | |
 | Robert Burns - 1883 - 554 Seiten
...appeased ; The naked and forlorn must feel Devouring flames and murd'ring steeL The pious mother, doomed to death. Forsaken, wanders o'er the heath ; The bleak...round her head. Her helpless orphans cry for bread ; lÎLrcft of shelter, food, and friend, She views the shades of ni^ht descend ; And stretched beneath... | |
 | Arthur Campbell Ainger - 1884 - 154 Seiten
...flames and murd'ring steel ! The pious mother, doom'd to death, Forsaken wanders o'er the heath ; 10 The bleak wind whistles round her head, Her helpless...friend, She views the shades of night descend ; And stretch' d beneath th' inclement skies 15 Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood... | |
 | Thomas Young Crowell - 1885 - 702 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...and friend, She views the shades of night descend; Andstretch'd beneath th'inclementskies, Weeps o'er her tender babes, and dies. While the warm blood... | |
 | Gilbert Samuel Macquoid - 1888 - 574 Seiten
...appeased ; 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. Whilst the warm blood... | |
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