 One that had never done me wrong, A feeble man and old: I led him to a lonely field; The moon shone clear and cold: Now here, said I, this man shall die, And I will have his gold!  The Dublin university magazine - Pagina 567door University magazine - 1846Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1828 - 602 pagina’s
...— A feeble man, and old ; I led him to a lonely field, The moon shone clear and cold : Now here, said I, this man shall die, And I will have his gold...lifeless flesh and bone, That could not do me ill ; And yet I fear'd him all the more, For lying there so still : There was a manhood in his look, That... | |
 | 1828 - 514 pagina’s
...— A feeble man, and old : I led him to a lonely field, The moon shone clear and cold : Now here, said I, this man shall die, And I will have his gold...ragged stick, And one with a heavy stone, One hurried gu.sh with a hasty knife, — And then the deed was done ! There was nothing lying at my foot, But... | |
 | Thomas Hood - 1831 - 80 pagina’s
...dreadful eyes Were looking down in blame : I took the dead man by his hand, And caird upon his name ! Two sudden blows with a ragged stick, And one with a heavy stone. 25 " Oh, God ! it made me quake to see Such sense within the slain ! But when I touch'd the lifeless... | |
 | 1836 - 706 pagina’s
...The moon shone elrar and cold : Now he.re, said I, tins man shall die, And 1 will have his cold! 1 Two sudden blows with a ragged stick, And one with...nothing lying at my foot, But lifeless flesh and bone ! ' Nothing but lifeleng flesh and bone, That could not do me ill ; And yet I fear'd him all the more,... | |
 | 1836 - 676 pagina’s
...raid I, this man shall die, Andl will bave his gold! 1 Two sudden blows with a ragged stick, And ono with a heavy stone, One hurried gash with a hasty knife — And then the deed wae done ; There was nothing lying at my foot, But lifeless flc*li and bone! ' Nothing but lifeless... | |
 | 1837 - 436 pagina’s
...reeble man ami old : [ 1.-.I him tiia lonoly fiol'l, The moon shono brilht and Cora ; Vw h'-rc /riwl I this man shall die, And I will have his gold. Two...blows with a ragged stick, And one with a heavy stone, Olio hurried sash with a hasty knife ; And then the deed was done ; Thiro w;ia nothing lying at my... | |
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pagina’s
...— A feeble man, and old ; I led him to a lonely field, The moon shone clear and cold : Now here, said I, this man shall die, And I will have his gold...nothing lying at my foot But lifeless flesh and bone ! " Nothing but lifeless flesh and bone, That could not do me ill ; And yet I fear'd him all the more,... | |
 | 1867 - 740 pagina’s
...the day?1' 264 265 CHAP. XI. " One that had never dona me wrong, A feeble man and old : ' Now here," said I, ' this man shall die, And I will have his gold !' " HOOD. In these past years Andrew Lindsay had, with perfect safety, made several journeys to England.... | |
 | 1846 - 608 pagina’s
...and old; I led hitn to a lonely field — The moon shone clear and cold : Now here, said I, this mnn shall die, And I will ha,ve his gold ! ' 'Two sudden blows with a ragged stick, And one with a heavy *tone — One hurried gash with a haMty knife — And then the deed was done : There WHS nothing lying... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pagina’s
...— A feeble man. and old ; I led him to a lonely field, The moon shone clear and cold : Now here, said I, this man shall die, And I will have his gold...nothing lying at my foot, But lifeless flesh and bone ! " Nothing but lifeless flesh and bone, That could not do me ill ; And yet I fear'd him all the more,... | |
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