 He shall not wake for cold albeit he lies Naked to all the airs — for soon they set The red flame to the corners four, which crept, And licked, and flickered, finding out his flesh And feeding on it with swift hissing tongues, And crackle of parched...  The Light of Asia - Pagina 76di Sir Edwin Arnold - 1890Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - 1879 - 264 pagine
...stream; Thereon they laid him, building fuel up— Good sleep hath one that slumbers on that bed ! He shall not wake for cold albeit he lies Naked to all the airs—for soon they set The red flame to the corners four, which crept, And licked, and flickered,... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - 1882 - 528 pagine
...stream ; 47 Thereon they laid him, building fuel up— Good sleep hath one that slumbers on that bed ! He shall not wake for cold albeit he lies Naked to all the airs—for soon they set The red flame to the corners four, which crept, And licked, and flickered,... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - 1885 - 262 pagine
...stream : Thereon they laid him, building fuel up— Good sleep hath one that slumbers on that bed! He shall not wake for cold, albeit he lies Naked to all the airs—for soon they set The red flame to the corners four, which crept, And licked, and flickered,... | |
 | Sir Edwin Arnold - 1889 - 1040 pagine
...stream; Thereon they laid him, building fuel up — Good sleep hath one that slumbers on that bed ! He shall not wake for cold albeit he lies Naked to...to the corners four, which crept, And licked, and nickered, finding out his flesh And feeding on it with swift hissing tongues, And crackle of parched... | |
 | Hubert Marshall Skinner - 1893 - 464 pagine
...stream : Thereon they laid him, building fuel up— Good sleep hath one that slumbers on that bed ! He shall not wake for cold, albeit he lies Naked to all the airs—for soon they set The red flame to the corners four, which crept, And licked, and nickered,... | |
 | Mary Frances Billington - 1895 - 382 pagine
...the stream. Thereon they laid him, building fuel up. Good sleep hath one that slumbers on that bed ! He shall not wake for cold, albeit he lies Naked to all the airs—for soon they set The red Same to the corners four, which crept And licked and flickered, finding... | |
 | Frederick Treves - 1905 - 542 pagine
...mourner—distinguished by his white dress—set fire to the four corners of the stack. Then came "the red flame which crept And licked, and flickered, finding out...tongues, And crackle of parched skin, and snap of joint; Till the fat smoke thinned and the ashes sank Scarlet and grey, with here and there a bone White... | |
 | Frederick Treves - 1918 - 480 pagine
...mourner—distinguished by his white dress—set fire to the four corners of the stack. Then came "the red flame which crept And licked, and flickered, finding out...tongues, And crackle of parched skin, and snap of joint ; Till the fat smoke thinned and the ashes sank Scarlet and grey, with here and there a bone... | |
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