ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mould That shall Creation's... Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 1021824Full view - About this book
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 422 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die. Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...was wan, — The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! J Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 430 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...was wan, — The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague... | |
| J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - 1828 - 314 pages
...worldly shapes shall melt in gloono. The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1828 - 426 pages
...\\-ovlJly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, — The Karth with age was wan, — The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired... | |
| British poets - 1828 - 838 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep. That gave...mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam «aw her prime! The Sun's eye had • sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan. The skeletons of nations... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1828 - 258 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulph of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her... | |
| 1828 - 814 pages
...All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep A down the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam... | |
| Thomas Willcocks - 1829 - 334 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt io gloom, The Sun himself mast die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...age was wan ; The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in fight — the brands Still rusted in their hony hands; In plague... | |
| Alaric Alexander Watts - 1829 - 476 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall molt in gloom, Thu Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time! I saw t ho last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! The Sun's eye... | |
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