Go, let oblivion's curtain fall Upon the stage of men. Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again: Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh, upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe; Stretched in disease's shapes abhorred, Or mown in... Time's Telescope - Seite cx1826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 Seiten
...curtain fall Upon the stage of men, Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again. Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh, upon the...battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. Even I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 Seiten
...curtain fall Upon the stage of men, Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again : Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh, upon the...battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. Even I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire ; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me... | |
| Charles Fenno Hoffman, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Timothy Flint, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - 1854 - 708 Seiten
...tragedy again : Its piteous pagêaots bring not back, Nor waken ilesh, upon the ruck Of pain ¡mew to writhe; Stretched in disease's shapes abhorred,...battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. ' ' Even I am weary, in yon skies To watch thy fading iire ; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not... | |
| 1854 - 606 Seiten
...curtain fall Upon the stage of men, Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again. Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe ; Stretch'd in disease's shapes abhorr'd Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe.... | |
| David Charles Bell - 1856 - 466 Seiten
...curtain fall upon the stage of men ! nor with thy rising beams recall life's tragedy again ! Its piteous pageants bring not back, nor waken flesh upon the...battle by the sword like grass beneath the scythe ! Even I am weary in yon skies to watch thy fading fire: test of all sumless agonies, behold not me... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1860 - 372 Seiten
...back, Nor waken flesh upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe; Strelch'd in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. Ev'n I am weary in yon skies To wafch thy failing fire; Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 Seiten
...curtain fall Upon the stage of men, Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again. Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh, upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe ; Stretch'd in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword Like grass beneath the scythe.... | |
| Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 Seiten
...baek, Nor waken flesh, upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe. Stretch'd in disease's shapes abhnrr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath...in yon skies To watch thy fading fire : Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me expire. My lips that speak thy dirge of death— Their rounded gasp... | |
| Half hours - 1863 - 408 Seiten
...curtain fall Upon the stage of men, Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again : Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh upon the...battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe. Even I am weary in yon skies To watch thy fading fire : Test of all sumless agonies, Behold not me... | |
| Robert Aris Willmott - 1863 - 420 Seiten
...curtain fall Upon the stage of men, Nor with thy rising beams recall Life's tragedy again : Its piteous pageants bring not back, Nor waken flesh, upon the rack Of pain anew to writhe. Stretch'd in disease's shapes abhorr'd, Or mown in battle by the sword, Like grass beneath the scythe.... | |
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