 They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave, The moon their mistress had expired before ; The winds were withered in the stagnant air, And the clouds perish'd; Darkness had no need Of aid from them—...  The Poetry and Mystery of Dreams - 88. oldalSzerkesztette: - 1856 - 258 oldalTeljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1857 - 456 oldal
...death, a +chaos of hard clay. ' The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths; Ships, sailorless, lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp'd, They slept on the •'•abyss without a tsurge. The waves were dead ; the tides were in their... | |
 | Lucius Osgood - 1858 - 494 oldal
...lump of death, a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths; Ships, sailorless, lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd, They slept on the abyss without a surge. The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave;... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 614 oldal
...of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859 - 586 oldal
...of death— a chaos of hard elay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1860 - 896 oldal
...impossible to sailing vessels, and parts of Byron's striking picture might soon be realised : — " The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...nothing stirred within their silent depths; Ships, sailorlcss, lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropped. They slept... | |
 | Francis William Upham - 1860 - 462 oldal
...heat. " The world was void, Seasonless, heruless, treeless, manless, lifeless — A lump of death. The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still; And nothing stirred within their silent depths. The waves were dead, the tides were in their grave ; The winds withered in the stagnant air, And the... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1861 - 734 oldal
...of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | John Connery - 1861 - 416 oldal
...lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless — A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay ; The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...nothing stirred within their silent depths : Ships, sailoi-less, lay rotting on the sea, And their njasts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropped, They slept... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1861 - 550 oldal
...lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless — A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And nothing stirred within their silent depths J Ships, sailorlesp, lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropped,... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1862 - 558 oldal
...lakes, and ocean, all stood still. And nothing stirred within their tdlent depths] Ships, sailorlesa, lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down...— The waves were dead ; the tides were in their prnve ; The moon, their mistress, had expired before ; The winds were withered in the stagnant air,... | |
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