 Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet song and dance and wine, — And thou art terrible; the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier, And all we know or...  Janus; or, The Edinburgh literary almanach - Sida 155efter Janus - 1826Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | 1827 - 496 sidor
...crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ncean storm; Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine; And thou art terrible—the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier, And all we know, or dream, or fear Of... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 sidor
...pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumptioa's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm; — Come when the heart beats...and warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine, Andthou art terrible: the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier, And all we know, or dream,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 sidor
...pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm;— Come when the heart beats high and warm, Come to the mother, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's breath;— With banquet-song,... | |
 | Samuel Kettell - 1829 - 432 sidor
...pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm, Come to the mother's. when she feels, For the first time, her first horn's breath; With banquet-song,... | |
 | 1830 - 472 sidor
...night's repose, Like flowers at set of snn. Come to the bridal chamber, death ! Come to the mother, when she feels, For the first time, her first-born's...storm ; Come when the heart beats high and warm With banquet song, and dance, and wine, And thou art terrible: the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall,... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 sidor
...the first time, her first-b orn's breath ; — i Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; — Come when the heart beats...art terrible : the tear, The groan, the knell, the frail, the heir, * And all we know, or dream, or fear Of agony, are thine. But to the hero, when his... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 sidor
.... •• : Come in. consumption's ghastly fonnj/ . The earthquake shock, the ocean storrn ; — • Come when the heart beats high and warm, With banquet'song, and dance, and wifle, And thou art terrible : the -tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier,And all we know,... | |
 | 1832 - 320 sidor
...terrors;' come as he will, we may well say to him, in the words of our gifted countryman, Halleck, — ' Thou art terrible ; the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the hier, And all we know or dream or fear Of agony, are thine.' There is something inconceivably awful... | |
 | 1836 - 362 sidor
...are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke ; Come in consumption's ghastly form. The earthquake shock, the ocean storm ; Come when the heart beats...warm, With banquet-song, and dance, and wine; And thou are terrible— The tear, • The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier, And all we know, or dream or... | |
 | Alnwick Castle, Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1836 - 114 sidor
...pestilence are broke, And crowded cities wail its stroke; Come in consumption's ghastly form, The earthquake shock, the ocean storm; Come when the heart beats high and warm, And thou art terrible—the tear, The groan, the knell, the pall, the bier; And all we know, or dream,... | |
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