 | James Grahame - 1805 - 168 Seiten
...thunder-peals compell'd the men of blood To couch within their dens ; then dauntlessly The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'er-canopied,...pastor's voice : He by the gleam Of sheeted lightning op'd the sacred book, And words of comfort spake : Over their souls His accents soothing came, —... | |
 | James Grahame - 1807 - 248 Seiten
...wintry storm raved fierce, And thunder-peals compelled the men of blood To couch within their dens; then dauntl'essly The scattered few would meet, in...lightning oped the sacred book, And words of comfort spake : Over their souls His accents soothing came, — as to her young The heathfowl's plumes, when,... | |
 | 1811
...men of To couch within their dens: Then dauntlessly [deep dell, The scatter'd few would meet, in some By rocks o'er-canopied, to hear the voice — Their...Pastor's voice. He by the gleam Of sheeted lightning op'd the Sacred Book, And words of comfort spake : over their souls [young His accents seothing came... | |
 | 1811
...of To couch within their dens : Then dauntlessly [deep dell. The scatter'd few would meet, in some By rocks o'er-canopied, to hear the voice— Their faithful Pastor's voice. He by tUe gleam Of sheeted lightning op'd the Sacred Book, And words of comfort spake : over their souls... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 480 Seiten
...wintry storm raved fierce, And thunder-peals compelled the men of blood To couch within their dens ; then dauntlessly The scattered few would meet, in...lightning, oped the sacred book, And words of comfort spake: over their, souls His accents soothing came, — as to her young The heathfowl's plumes, when,... | |
 | James Grahame - 1823 - 332 Seiten
...thunder-peals compell'd the men of hlood To couch within their dens ; then dauntlessly The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'er-canopied,...hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice : He hy the gleam Of sheeted lightning oped the sacred hook, And words of comfort spake : Over their souls... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827
...wintry storm raved fierce, And thunder-peals compelled the men of blood To couch within their dens; then dauntlessly The scattered few would meet, in...lightning oped the sacred book, And words of comfort spake : over their souls His accents soothing came,—as to her young The heath-fowl's plumes, when,... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1828 - 148 Seiten
...wintry storm raved &erce, And thunder peals compell'd the men of blood To couch within their den* ; then dauntlessly The scattered few would meet, in...faithful pastor's voice ; He, by the gleam Of sheeted lightnings, oped the sacred book And words of comfort spake : Over their souls His soothing accents... | |
 | John Howie - 1828
...their dens; then dauntlessI;,' The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'eiycanopied, to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice. He by the gleam Of sheeted lightning op'd the sacred book, And words of comfort spake: Over their souls His accents soothing came,— as... | |
 | John Warner Barber - 1828 - 148 Seiten
...wintry storm raved fierce,. And thunder peala compell'd the men of blood To couch within their dens ; then dauntlessly The scattered few would meet, in some deep dell By rqcks o'er-canopied, to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice ; He, by the gleam Of sheeted... | |
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But years more gloomy follow'd, and no more The assembled people dared in face of day To worship God, or even at the dead Of night, save when the wintry storm raved fierce, And thunder-peals... 
