| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pagine
...shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet song, and dance, and wine, — And thou art terrible : the tear, The groan,...But to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle ibr the free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word, And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks... | |
| William M. Thayer - 1853 - 334 pagine
...motionless corpse, cold, stiff, and marblelike, has not revolted at the thought of death ! "And death is terrible — the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall,...bier, And all we know, or dream, or fear, Of agony, arc his ! " * The closed and sunken eye that once beamed with intelligence, or flashed with delight... | |
| William M. Thayer - 1853 - 322 pagine
...motionless eorpse, eold, stiff, and marblelike, has not revolted at the thought of death I "And death is terrible — the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier, And all we know, or dream, or fear, Of ngony, are hu !" * The elosed and sunken eye that onee beamed with intelligenee, or flashed with delight;... | |
| Conrad Hume Pinches - 1854 - 460 pagine
...shock, the Ocean's storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine, And thou art terrible ; the tear, The groan,...tones are heard, The thanks of millions yet to be. Come, when his task of fame is wrought ; Come, with the laurel-leaf blood -bought ; Come in the crowning... | |
| Ludwig Herrig - 1854 - 580 pagine
...shock, the ocean-storm, Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine; And thou art terrible — the tear, The groan,...its hollow tones are heard The thanks of millions yct to be. Come, when his task of fame is wrought — Come, with her laurel-leaf, blood-bought —... | |
| Richard Wright Procter - 1855 - 490 pagine
...oceau storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine ; \ nd thou art terrible ; the tear, The groan, the knell,...sounds like a prophet's word, And in its hollow tones ai-e heard Come in her crowning hour ; and then Thy sunken eyes' unearthly light To him is welcome... | |
| John Pierpont - 1855 - 530 pagine
...shock, the ocean storm, Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine ; And thou art terrible — the tear, The groan,...free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word ; And in ita hollow tones are heard "i^ The thanks of millions yet to be. Come, when his task of fame is wrought... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1855 - 690 pagine
...shock, the ocean-storm. Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wmc; And thou art terrible — the tear, The groan, the...to the hero, when his sword Has won the battle for ib.- free, Thy voice sounds like a prophet's word ; And in its hollow tones are heard The thanks of... | |
| Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - 1855 - 612 pagine
...earthquake shoek, the oeean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song and danee and wine ; And thou art terrible — the tear, The groan,...all we know, or dream, or fear Of agony, are thine. Hallreí's Marea Bozzaris. • Death should eome Gently to one of gentle mould, like tliee, As light... | |
| David Bates Tower, Cornelius Walker - 1855 - 442 pagine
...shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm With banquet-song, and dance, and wine, — And thou art terrible ; the tear, The groan,...pall, the bier, And all we know, or dream, or fear Of agonj', are thine. But to the. hero, when his sword Has won the battle for the free, Thy voice sounds... | |
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