They slept on the abyss without a surge The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The moon their mistress had expired before; The winds were withered in the stagnant air, And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need Of aid from them - She was... Prolusiones - Página 8de Marlborough coll - 1880Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1854 - 386 páginas
...were a lump,. Seasonless, herbless, treeless, lifeless, — A lump of death, a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves wore dead; the tides were in their graves ; The moon, their nistrefcs, l|«d expired before ; The winds... | |
| Jesse Olney - 1854 - 352 páginas
...lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless— A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still. And nothing stirred within their silent depths; Ships sailoriess lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp'd They slept... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1855 - 434 páginas
...of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal : as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1855 - 442 páginas
...a chaos of hard clay,. | The rivers, lakes', and o'cean, I all stood still,; | And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths,. | Ships, sailorless,...the sea' ; | And their masts fell down piece,-meal ; I as they dropp'd,| They slept on the abyss, without a surge,. — | The waves were dead' ; the tides... | |
| 1856 - 518 páginas
...lump— Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless; A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropped, The moon, their mistress, had expired before ; The winds were withered in the stagnant air, And the... | |
| Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1856 - 384 páginas
...All the world was void, A waste of death — a solitary wild. The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all were still, And nothing stirred within their silent depths....sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal : as they dropt They slept on the abyss, without a surge : The waves were dead, the tides were in their grave,... | |
| Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 páginas
...lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless— A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay, The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropped The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The Moon, their mistress, had expired before ;... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 páginas
...death, a +chaos of hard clay. ' The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths; Ships, sailorless, lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp'd, They slept on the •'•abyss without a tsurge. The waves were dead ; the tides were in their... | |
| George Brewster - 1858 - 434 páginas
...treeless, manless, lifeless, A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes and oceans all stood still, And nothing stirred within their...fell down piecemeal — As they dropped, they slept upon the abyss without a surge, The waves were dead. The tides were in their graves, The moon, their... | |
| Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 páginas
...lump of death, a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths; Ships, sailorless, lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd, They slept on the abyss without a surge. The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave;... | |
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