 | Barry Cornwall - 1823 - 270 pagina’s
...mighty for his bound broke on the land, Roaring and rushing, and each flat and plain Devoured. — Upon the mountains now were seen Gaunt men, and women hungering...weak, wise, the bad, the good Fell on their faces, struck, — whilst over them Washed the wild waters in their clamorous march. Still fell the flooding... | |
 | 1823 - 704 pagina’s
...fathers saw them there, dying, and stole Their scanty fare, and while they perished thrived. Thfcn Terror died, and Grief, and proud Despair, Rage and...weak, wise, the bad, the good Fell on their faces, struck, — whilst over them Washed the wild waters in their clamorous march." P. 25. The first part... | |
 | Martin MacDermot - 1824 - 604 pagina’s
...looks Measuring the space beneath swift lessening. At times a swimmer from some distant rock Less h-gh, came struggling with the waves, but sank Back from...weak, wise, the bad, the good, Fell on their faces, struck, — whilst over them Washed the wild waters in their clamorous march. Still fell the flooding... | |
 | Alexander Whitelaw - 1835 - 460 pagina’s
...; And infants moaned, and young boys shrieked with fea Stout men grew white with famine. Eeautiful girls, Whom once the day languished to look on, lay...Agony, Love In its thousand shapes, weak and sublime, Eirth-strangled ; and strong Passion perished. The young, the old, weak, wise, the bad, the good .... | |
 | 1872 - 710 pagina’s
...young boys shrieked with fear. Stout men grew white with famine. Beautiful girls, Whom once the jday deepair, Rage, and remorse, infinite agony, Love in its thousand shapes, weak and sublime, Birth-strangled... | |
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Less high, came struggling with the waves, but sank Back from the slippery soil. Pale mothers then Wept without hope, and aged heads struck cold By agues trembled like red autumn leaves ; And infants moaned and young boys shrieked with fear. Stout men... 