 All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's...  The British Poets - Page 1281866Full view - About this book
 | 1824 - 494 pages
...gloom, Still rusted in their bony hands . The Mm himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume lit Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around the lonely man ! Some had ezpir'd in fight, — the brands In plague and famine some ' Earth's cities... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some ! Earth's... | |
 | 1823 - 592 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1823 - 590 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man 1 Some had expir'd in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine... | |
 | Martin MacDermot - English literature - 1824 - 602 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...of nations were Around that lonely man ! Some had expir'd in fight — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some! Earth's... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1824 - 176 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulph of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1824 - 176 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulph of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, The Sun's eye had... | |
 | Amédée Pichot - England - 1825 - 510 pages
...All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulph of Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her... | |
 | 1827 - 510 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall meet in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulph of Time! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime!... | |
 | Alaric Alexander Watts - English poetry - 1828 - 422 pages
...ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die. Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave...The skeletons of nations were Around that lonely man ! J Some had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine... | |
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