 And they were enemies; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew...  The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature - Pagina 578geredigeerd door - 1816Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Gordon Noël Byron Byron - 1830 - 406 pagina’s
...cry, licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress—he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little '.ire. and made a flame Which was a mockery; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew lighter, and... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 pagina’s
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — -he died. 55 The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies ; they met beside Tire dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things 60 For an unholy usage... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pagina’s
...caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, 56 And they were enemies ; they met beside The dying...of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, 60 And shivering scrap'd with their cold , skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pagina’s
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — he died ! The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...life, and made a flame Which was a mockery; then they luted up Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shriek'd, and... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1833 - 288 pagina’s
...cry, licking the hand Which answered not with a caress—he died. The crowd was famished by degrees; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things And shivering scraped, with their cold skeleton hands, For an unholy usage;... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 420 pagina’s
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — he died. 55 The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they...met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where harl been heap'da mass of holy things 60 For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pagina’s
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress' ... he died'. The crowd was famished by degrees'; but two Of an enormous city did survive', And they...The dying embers of an altar-place', Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage': they raked up', And', shivering', scraped with their... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pagina’s
...licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famished by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were enemies ; they met beside The dying embers of on altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And... | |
 | Benjamin Dudley Emerson - 1838 - 270 pagina’s
...And they were enemies; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked...feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Which was a mockery; then they lifted up Each other's aspects—saw,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pagina’s
...licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress, | he died,. | The crowd was famish'd by degrees, ; | but two' Of an enormous city, | did survive, ; | And...mass of holy things | For an unholy u'sage : | they rak'd up, | And, shivering, scrap'd with their cold skeleton hands, | The feeble aslres, | and their... | |
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