 Lie slaughter'd on their native ground ; Thy hospitable roofs no more Invite the stranger to the door; In smoky ruins sunk they lie. The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war ; Bethinks him of his babes and...  The Union: Or Select Scots and English Poems.. - Pàgina 62per Thomas Warton - 1753 - 144 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Joseph Ritson - 1821 - 282 pàgines
...they lye, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner fees afar His all become the prey of war, 10 Bethinks him of his babes and wife, - Then fmites...life! Thy fwains are famifh'd on the rocks, Where late they fed their wanton flocks; Thy ravifh'd virgins fhriek in vain, 15 Thine infants perifh on... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 pàgines
...stranger to the door ; In smoky ruins sunk they lie, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war ; Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life. Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks, Where once they fed their... | |
 | James Hogg - 1821 - 516 pàgines
...nu- ments of D • cru - el - - ty, The mo - nu - ments of cru - - el - ty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war, Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life. Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks, Where once they fed their... | |
 | 1821 - 502 pàgines
...- nu- mentt of m cru - el - - ty 3 The mo - nu - ments of cru - - el - ty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war, Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Tken smites his breast, and curses life. Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks, Where once they fed... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1821 - 280 pàgines
...the door, In fmoaky, ruios funk they lye, ; The monuments of cruelty,' . ' ; . - : . ; , , i ' ; . The wretched owner fees afar His all become the prey of war, 10 Bethinks Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then fmites his breaft, and curfes life ! Thy fwains... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 282 pàgines
...stranger to the door; In smoky ruins sunk they He, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war; Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life! Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks Where once they fed their... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 756 pàgines
...stranger to the door; In smoky ruins sunk they lie, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war, Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life. Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks, Where once they fed their... | |
 | Allan Cunningham - 1825 - 378 pàgines
...stranger to the door ; In smoky ruins sunk they lie, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war, Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life. Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks, Where once they fed their... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 402 pàgines
...stranger to the door; In smoky ruins sunk they lie, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war ; Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life ! Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks Where once they fed their... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - 1828 - 282 pàgines
...stranger to the door, In smoaky ruins sunk they lye, The monuments of cruelty. The wretched owner sees afar His all become the prey of war, Bethinks him of his babes and wife, Then smites his breast, and curses life ! Thy swains are famish'd on the rocks, Where late they fed their... | |
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