 | Francis Fulford - Christianity and culture - 1859 - 120 pages
...expired in fight, — the brands t Still rusted in their bony hands, — In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its Heavenly spark ; . Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim... | |
 | Francis Fulford (bp. of Montreal.) - 1859 - 484 pages
...expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands, — In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! This spirit shall return to Him Who gave its Heavenly spark ; Yet think not, Sun, it shall be dim... | |
 | Henry Heavisides - English poetry - 1860 - 144 pages
...brands Still rusted in their bony hands — In plague and famine some ; Earth's cities had no sound or tread, And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | Robert Eldridge Aris Willmott - 1862 - 418 pages
...had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread, And ships were...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ' Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high ; That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | Robert Aris Willmott - English poetry - 1863 - 420 pages
...had expired in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread, And ships were...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb. Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, \Vith dauntless words and high ; That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | Half hours - 1863 - 408 pages
...brands Still rested in then- bony hands — In plague and famine some : Earth's cities had no sound or tread, And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
 | 1863 - 150 pages
...brand Still rusted in their bony hand ; In plague and famine, some ! Earth's cities had no sound or tread ; And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet Prophet-like that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere-leaves from... | |
 | Hubert Ashton Holden - 1864 - 344 pages
...Some had expired in fight, — the brands still rusted in their bony hands; in plague and famine some! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; and ships...drifting with the dead to shores where all was dumb! Yet prophet-like that lone one stood with dauntless words and high, that shook the sere leaves from... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...had expir'd in fight, — the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread ; And ships...drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb ! Yet, prophet-like, that lone one stood, With dauntless words and high, That shook the sere leaves... | |
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Some had expired in fight— the brands Still rusted in their bony hands ; In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor tread, And ships were drifting with the dead To shores where all was dumb... 
