 ... curtain fall Upon the stage of men. Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again: Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh, upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe; Stretched in disease's shapes abhorred, Or mown in battle by the...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 1031824Full view - About this book
 | 1837 - 474 pages
...Stretch'd in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sunless agonies, Behold me not expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death, — Their rounded gasp... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1837 - 360 pages
...in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the sithe. . i Even I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all suniless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...beneath the scythe. 7 E'en I am weary, in yon skies, To wiitch thy fading fire; Test, of all stintless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak...majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting ghost. 8. This spirit slmll return to him, That gave its heavenly spark ; Yet think nut, sun, it shall be... | |
 | 1836 - 564 pages
...equally at a loss to understand why he should address the sun in the following strain : — ' Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ;...Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see thou shall not boast. Th' eclipse of nature spreads my pall, The majesty of darkness shall Receive my parting... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 348 pages
...in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword. Like grass beneath the scythe. " Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sunless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death, Their rounded gasp and... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...Stretch'd in diseases shapes abhorr'd Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. " Even I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sunless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death — Their rounded gasp... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1838 - 336 pages
...in disease's shapes ahhorr'd, Or mown in hattle hy the sword, Like grass heneath the scythe. " Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sunless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death, Their rounded gasp and... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1839 - 510 pages
...Or mown in battle by the sword. Like gross beneath the ecyihe. Ev'n I nm weary in yon skies To wutch thy fading fire . Test of all sumless agonies, Behold...Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see thou shall not boa.«t. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of Darkness shall Receive... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 pages
...grass beneath the scythe. Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To watch ihy fading fire ; Test of all sunless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak...Their rounded gasp and gurgling breath To see thou shall not boast. The eclipse of nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of darkness shall Receive my... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1840 - 376 pages
...Stretch'd in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire; Test of all sumless agonies, To see thou shalt not boast. The eclipse of Nature spreads my pall, — The majesty of Darkness shall... | |
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