ALL worldly shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ; I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's... Time's Telescope - cx. oldal1826Teljes nézet - Információ erről a könyvről
| Jesse Olney - 1854 - 352 oldal
...shall melt in gloom: The sun itself shall die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality. 2.1 saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength...mould, That shall creation's death behold, As Adam saw the prime. 3. The sun's eye had a sickly glare; The earth with age was wan; The skeletons of nations... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1855 - 406 oldal
...shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal1 shall assume Its Immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength...human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adain saw her prime ! The Sun's eye had a sickly glare, The Earth with age was wan, The skeletons of... | |
| Scotland. [Appendix. - Miscellaneous.] - 1856 - 602 oldal
...shapes shall melt in gloom. The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength...nations were Around that lonely man! Some had expired in fight,—the brands Still rusted in their bony hands; In plague and famine some! Earth's cities had... | |
| William Ross Wallace - 1856 - 192 oldal
...shall melt in gloom, — The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality I I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength...sweep Adown the gulf of time ! I saw the last of human mold, That shall Creation's death behold As Adam saw her prime ! The sun's eye had a sickly glare,... | |
| East India college - 1856 - 480 oldal
...shall melt in gloom, Its stream of life run dry, Before this Freshman can assume His civil dignity ! I saw a vision in my sleep That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time ! I saw the lonely, last Fourth Term That shall poor Hailey's death discern — As Peter saw her prime ! The clock's... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1857 - 800 oldal
...shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its Immortality 1 I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown the gulf of Time 1 I saw the last of human mould, That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime ! be (greatest... | |
| Francis Fulford - 1859 - 120 oldal
...gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in ray sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep Adown...lonely man ! Some had expired in fight, — the brands t Still rusted in their bony hands, — In plague and famine some ! Earth's cities had no sound nor... | |
| Francis Fulford (bp. of Montreal.) - 1859 - 484 oldal
...shapes shall melt in gloom, The sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength...shall Creation's death behold, As Adam saw her prime I The sun's eye had a sickly glare, The earth with age was wan ; The skeletons of nations were Around... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1860 - 372 oldal
...shapes shall melt in gloom, The Sun himself must die, Before this mortal shall assume Its immortality ! I saw a vision in my sleep, That gave my spirit strength to sweep A down the gulf of time! I saw Ihe last of human mould. That shall Creation's death behold, As Adam... | |
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