 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1853 - 570 pages
...civilized nations at the fall of Jerusalem. The poet has celebrated these events in the immortal lines : " Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time : Sarmatia...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her wo ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 372 pages
...civilised nations at the fall of Jerusalem. The poet has celebrated these events in the immortal lines — "Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of time. Sarmatia...mercy in her woe! Dropp'd from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear. Closed her bright eye, and curb'd her high career; Hope, for a season, bade the world... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 278 pages
...watchword and reply! Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin toll'd their last alarm!— In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few!...book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime; "*"—id not a generous friend, a pitying foe, *h in her arms, nor mercy in her woe? Dropp'd from her... | |
 | Daniel Ritchie - Convicts - 1854 - 298 pages
...correct thinking man. Nobly has the poet painted the sorrowful event in these magnificent lines : — " Oh, bloodiest picture in the book of time ! Sarmatia...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ; Hope for a season bade the world farewell, And freedom shrieked when Kosciusko fell." We consider... | |
 | Conrad Hume Pinches - Elocution - 1854 - 460 pages
...last alarm. In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few, From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew : O bloodiest picture in the book of time ! Sarmatia fell,...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her wo ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high... | |
 | John Heywood (ltd.) - 1875 - 232 pages
...tolled their last alarm ! In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew : — Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her wo ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 828 pages
...watchword and reply ; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin toll'd their last ue wo ! Dropp'd from her nerveless grasp the shatter'd spear, Closed her bright eye, and eurb'd her high... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - American literature - 1876 - 860 pages
...of Poland, the poet kindled up into a strain of noble indignant zeal and prophet-like inspiration. Oh, bloodiest picture in the book of Time ! Sarmatia...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1877 - 576 pages
...— In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew : — 0, bloodiest picture in the book of Time ! Sarmatia fell,...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...watch-word and reply ; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin toll'd their List alarm ! — In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few...flew : — Oh, bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sannatia fell, unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her... | |
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Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of time, Sarmatia fell — unwept— without a crime ! Found not a generous friend — a pitying foe — Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear— Closed her... 
