| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 Seiten
...awake not the sigh of remembrance again, To bear is to conquer our fate. THE LAST MAN. All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die,...her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely mant Some had expired in fight... | |
| A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 Seiten
...no more ! — Anonymous* THE LAST MAN! ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself shall die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality...saw her prime. The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in... | |
| William Draper Swan - 1851 - 442 Seiten
...— Is it — alas 1 yet joy ! — my son, my son ! LESSON CVII. The Last Man. CAMPBELL. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die,...her prime. The sun's eye had a sickly glare ; The earth with age was wan ; The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man. Some had expired in... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 Seiten
...turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. [From « The Lait ¿fan.'] All worldly snapes s a bow could speak it — Your honour is good. And...despaired at first, said the corporal, of being abre earth with age was wan ; The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man 1 Some had expired in... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 Seiten
...return'd with the dawning of morn, And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away. THE LAST MAN. All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die,...Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I snw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 Seiten
...return'd with the dawning of morn, And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away. THE LAST MAN. All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom. The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortally! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time!... | |
| Class-book - 1852 - 152 Seiten
...may draw his parting groan. THOMAS CAMPBELL. Born AD 1777, died AD 184S. Ciic last Plan. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die,...her prime ! The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in... | |
| Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 438 Seiten
...harp-striking bards sing aloud with devotion, — Erin mavournin, — Erin go bragh! The last Man. All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die,...her prime ! The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan; The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in... | |
| English poetry - 1853 - 552 Seiten
...bright, Led by his) dusty guide, like morning brought by night. CAMPBELL. THE LAST MAN. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die,...her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 Seiten
...CCXXXIII. THE LAST MAN. 1. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before the mortal shall assume Its immortality. I saw a vision...sweep Adown the gulf of time. I saw the last of human +mold, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime. 2. The sun's eye had a sickly +glare,... | |
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