 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
 | 1836 - 564 pages
...unsatisfactory impression. The scenery by which the Last Man is surrounded is finely delineated. ' 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 fight, — the brands Still rested in their bony hands ; In plague... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - 1839 - 482 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...sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mold, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! The svin's eye had a sickly glare,... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1839 - 614 pages
...oxen that perished on the road—devouring the largest bodies with a promptitude truly surprising.' ' The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan; The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man.' •I turned off the road in punuit of a troop of brindled gnoos, and presently came... | |
 | John Edmund Reade - 1839 - 182 pages
...noble line : " Thrones, Dominations, Princedoms, Virtues, Powers !" THE VISION OF THE ANCIENT KINGS. I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep A down the gulf of Time. THOMAS CAMPBELL. DEDICATION. THIS POEM, WHOSE IMAGERY AND COMPOSITION WAS... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 pages
...himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep, Thai, gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of...prime! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with ape was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man! Some had expired in fight,— the... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1842 - 440 pages
...MAN. ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould,...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... | |
 | 1862 - 512 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...of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Karth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around... | |
 | 1842 - 480 pages
...to sweep Adown the gulf of Time : I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, 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 fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Eliakim Littell - 1843 - 614 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before tins 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 handa ; In plagiif!... | |
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