 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1849 - 316 pages
...sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea. When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Gallilee. 2. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blowrr, That host on the morrow lay withered and strewn. 3. For the angel of death spread his wings... | |
 | 1842 - 420 pages
...can be compared to Atheism. Superstitionists, under its visitation, are like the Assyrian hosts, when The Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed on the face of the foe as he passed ; The eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, Their hearts but once heaved and for ever grew still.... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 pages
...sheen of their spears', was like stars on the sea', When the blue Wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee'. Like the leaves of the forest', when summer is green', That host', with their banners', at sunsot were seen': Like the leaves of the forest', when autumn hath blown'. That host', on the morrow',... | |
 | 1842 - 440 pages
...many or few. He watched over his people. To their foes he said thus far ehalt thou come ; and then, " The angel of death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the faco of lhe foe as ho past; And the eyes of the sleeper waxed deadly and chill, The heart but... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 pages
...sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed ; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 576 pages
...sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. n. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green,...when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. III. For the Angel of Death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1843 - 236 pages
...stars on the sea, When the b!6e wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. 2. Like the leaves of the f6rest when Summer is green, That host with their banners...were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn is blown, That h6st on the marrow lay withered and strown. 3. For the A'ngcl of Death spread his wings... | |
 | Robert Gordon LATHAM - 1843 - 236 pages
...wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. 2. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That h6st with their banners at sunset were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn is blown, That h6st on the morrow lay withered and str6wn. 3. For the A'ngel of Death spread his wings... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - 1844 - 900 pages
...sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...death spread his wings on the blast, And breathed in the face of the foe as he passed ; And the eyes of the sleepers waxed deadly and chill, And their... | |
 | Daniel Gardner - 1844 - 336 pages
...of the God of Sabaoth by the Assyrian. The angel breathed upon his armed hosts, and they perished, " Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green,...when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow, lay wither'cl and strown. And there lay the steed with his nostril all wide, But through it there roll'd... | |
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The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is... 
