 | International peace society - 232 oldal
...midst of pillage; The wail of famine in beleaguered towns; The bursting shell, the gateway wrench'd asunder, The rattling musketry, the clashing blade ; And ever and anon, in tones of tbuuder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, O man ! with such discordant noises, With such accursed... | |
 | 1869 - 406 oldal
...mercy drowns, The soldier's revels in the midst of carnage, The wail of famine in beleagered towns. The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder,...tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade." Far be it from me to rejoice in hie downfall, or to withhold the slightest commiseration from him in... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 440 oldal
...pillage, The wail of famine in beleaguered towns ! The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder, 10 The rattling musketry, the clashing blade ; And ever...discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, 15 Thou drownest nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies ? Were half... | |
 | 1844 - 784 oldal
...mercy drowns; The soldiers' revels in the midst of pillage, The wail of famine in beleaguered towns ! The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder,...of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, oh man, with such discordant noise?, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drown est Nature's... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - 1844 - 444 oldal
...pillage, The wail of famine in beleaguered towns ! The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder, 10 The rattling musketry, the clashing blade; And ever...of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, 0 man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, 15 Thou drownest nature's... | |
 | 1846 - 302 oldal
...mercy drowns ; The soldiers' revels in the midst of pillage; The wail of famine in beleaguered towns ; The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder,...noises, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drowneet Nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonies 1 Were half the power,... | |
 | 1846 - 308 oldal
...mercy drowns ; The soldiers' revels in the midst of pillage; The wail of famine in beleaguered towns ; The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder,...of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. Is it, 0 in •.», with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these, Thou drownest Nature's... | |
 | People's and Howitt's journal - 938 oldal
...to earth, ao many blinding, deafening sights and sounds to keep the eyes aiul thoughts from heaven! Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such accursed instruments as these Thou drowncdi nature's sweet and kindly voices, And jurat the celestial harmonies !• Bat look at the various... | |
 | Presbyterian Church of England - 1857
...mercy drowns, The soldier's revels in the midst of pillage, The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. The bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder,...in tones of thunder, The diapason of the cannonade. It is, O man, with such discordant noises — With such accursed instruments as these — Thou drownest... | |
 | John Frost - 1847 - 422 oldal
...the castle of San Juan de Ulloa, I could not but think of Longfellow's beautiful and truthful Unas. ' Is it, O man, with such discordant noises, With such...sweet and kindly voices, And jarrest the celestial harmonics * Were half the power that fills the world with terror, ? Were half the wealth bestowed on... | |
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The tumult of each sacked and burning village ; The shout that every prayer for mercy drowns ; The soldiers... 
