 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...  Monthly Review; Or New Literary Journal - Pagina 4371816Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Worthy Putnam - 1858 - 420 pagina’s
...desolate cry, licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. 4. The crowd was famished by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive,...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... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 586 pagina’s
...desolate 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,...; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their oold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 pagina’s
...perpetual moan, And a quick desolate cry, licking the hand Which answer'd not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees ; but two Of an...met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where bad been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering scraped with... | |
 | Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 pagina’s
...hand Which answered not with a caress, — he died. I 242 SEW YORK SPEAKER. The crowd was famished by degrees ; but two Of an enormous city did survive,...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... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 pagina’s
...desolate cry, licking the hand Which answered not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish 'd by degrees; but two Of an enormous city did survive,...up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was... | |
 | John Connery - 1861 - 416 pagina’s
...desolate 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,...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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1863 - 614 pagina’s
...moan, And a quick, desolate cry, licking the hand Which answer' d not with a caress — he died. 4. The crowd was famish'd by degrees. But two Of an enormous...unholy usage. They raked up, And, shivering, scraped, wifh their cold, skeleton hands, The feeble ashes ; and their feeble breath Blew for a little life,... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 696 pagina’s
...perpetuai moan, And a quick desolate 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...were enemies : they met beside The dying embers of an altar place Where had been heap'da ma.,s of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up And shivering... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 712 pagina’s
...perpetuai moan, And a quick desolate cry , lickmg the hand Which answerM not with a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two Of an enormous...were enemies : they met beside The dying embers of au altar place Where had been heap'dan,a -s of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up And shivering... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1863 - 698 pagina’s
...perpetuai moan, And a quick desolate cry, licking the hand Which answer'd not wilh a caress — he died. The crowd was famish'd by degrees; but two Of an enormous city did survive, And they were encmies : they met beside The dying embers of au altar place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things... | |
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