 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...  Time's Telescope - Seite cx1826Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Hutchins - 1868 - 120 Seiten
...human beings to dispute about the possession. In one of his poems, "The Last Man," Campbell says : " I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength...sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the last of human mold That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime. The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The... | |
 | Oak apples, D Y - 1868 - 94 Seiten
...so well ? ' 3. ' Merrily, merrily, shall I live now Under the blossom that hangs on the bough.' 4. ' I saw the last of human mould, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime.' 5. ' But one thing want these banks of Hhine, Thy gentle hand to clasp in mine.' 0. ' I have seen the... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1868 - 328 Seiten
...shapes shall melt in gloom, The snn himself mnst die, Before this mortal shall assnme Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gnlf of time ! I saw the last of hnman monld, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime... | |
 | Frederick W. MARTIN - 1869 - 308 Seiten
...seconds elapsed before I could open my eyes to look at my friend. He was dead ! CHAPTER XV. " The Bun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan...expired in fight ; the brands Still rusted in their hony hands; In plague and famine some. Karth's cities had no sound or thread, And ships were drifting... | |
 | Alexander Henley Grant - 1869 - 646 Seiten
...melt in gloom — The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality! I saw s vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to...of human mould, That shall creation's death behold, A» Adam saw her prime. The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan ; The skeletons... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench - 1870 - 466 Seiten
...sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, 5 That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf...shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! 10 The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan, The skeletons of nations were Around... | |
 | 1870 - 464 Seiten
...Time ! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! 10 The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age...lonely man! Some had expired in fight, — the brands 15 Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread;... | |
 | 1870 - 462 Seiten
...Time! I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime! 10 The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age...nations were Around that lonely man! Some had expired in fight,—the brands 15 Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities... | |
 | Oliver Optic - 1870 - 974 Seiten
...a Poem by Shelley. 154. " And a mighty troop around With their trampling shook the ground.' " I had a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of time." " The blessing of her quiet life Fell on us like the dew." " Hear the woodlark charm the forest, Telling... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1859 - 468 Seiten
...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...sweep Adown the gulf of time! I saw the last of human mold, That shall creation's death behold. As Adam saw her prime! 2. The sun's eye had a sickly glare,—... | |
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