 | John Wilson - 1857 - 458 Seiten
...their dens ; then dauntlessly The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'ercauopied, to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice....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, at... | |
 | John Wilson - 1857 - 500 Seiten
...then- dens ; then dauntlessly The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'ercauopied, to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice....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, at... | |
 | 1857 - 588 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 some...to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice, who by the glare Of sheeted lightning op'ed the sacred book, And words of comfort spoke." In fine summer... | |
 | John Wilson - 1859 - 328 Seiten
...daunllessly The ecatter'd few would meet, in some deep uell By rocks o'ercanopied, to hear the voice, Tbeir faithful pastor's voice. He by the gleam Of sheeted...lightning oped the sacred book. And words of comfort sp«ke ; over their souls His accents soothing came, as to her young The heathfowl's plump«, when,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1861 - 316 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." — GRAHAME. sued in those enterprises, as well... | |
 | John Kitto - 1861 - 516 Seiten
...in a way little expected from men who shortly before could not dare, in face of day, The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'er-canopied,...to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice."" They formed an independent army. They did not, it is asserted, receive all the arms sent by the Convention.... | |
 | John Kitto - 1861 - 516 Seiten
...thunder-peals compell'd the men of blood To cough within their dens ; then dauntlessly The scatter'd few would meet, in some deep dell By rocks o'er-canopied, to hear the voice, Their faithful pastor's voice."y They formed an independent army. They did not, it is asserted, receive all the arms sent by... | |
 | John Howie - 1863 - 680 Seiten
...thunder-peals compell'd the men of blood To couch within their dens ; then dauntless!;/ 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, —... | |
 | John Wilson - 1864 - 334 Seiten
...couch within lli.-ir dens; then daunlleesly The ecatter'd few would meet, in gome deep dell By roche o'ercanopied, to hear the voice. Their faithful pastor's...lightning oped the sacred book. And words of comfort spake ; over their souls His accents soothing came, as to her young The heathfnwl'd plumes, when, at... | |
 | Poetry - 1865 - 224 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,...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... | |
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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... 
