| Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pàgines
...From his home, in the dark-rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad...him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed—for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like... | |
| Elizabeth Caroline Grey - 1852 - 926 pàgines
...mountains and meadow, Seizing the rocks and the rivers, and piling huge shadows together. LONGFELLOW. Why flames the far summit ? why shoot to the blast,...embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. Oh... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 350 pàgines
...From his home, in the dark-rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death shot of foemen out-speeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad; But down let him stoop from his + havoc on high ! 30. Ah ! home let him speed, for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1853 - 660 pàgines
...of this warld, whilk it is muckle to be doubted that be never will do." CHAPTER XXVI. Why flames yon far summit — why shoot to the blast Those embers, like 'stars from the firmament cast 1 — 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyry, that beacons the darkness... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 pàgines
...dark rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionlcss, bearing destruction abroad; But down let him stoop...embers, like stars from the firmament cast? "Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heaven. Oh,... | |
| 1854 - 576 pàgines
...dark-rolling clouds of the North ? Lo ! the death-shot of foemen out-speeding, he rode Companiouless, bearing destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop...blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? T is the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyry, that beacons the darkness of Heaven.... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 pàgines
...forth, From his home, in the dark-rolling clouds of the nor Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad...for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit 7 Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast 1 'T is the fire-shower of... | |
| Conrad Hume Pinches - 1854 - 460 pàgines
...dark rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foeman outspeeding, he rode Compam'onless, bearing destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop...! home let him speed, — for the spoiler is nigh I Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast?... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pàgines
...From his home, in the dark rolling clouds of the north? Lo! the death-shot of foemen, outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad...him stoop from his havoc on high! Ah! home let him speed—for the spoiler is nigh. "Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to the blast Those embers,... | |
| John Pierpont - 1855 - 530 pàgines
...From his home, in the dark-rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad...blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'T is the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie t that beacons the darkness of... | |
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