 | History - 1803 - 892 pages
...From his home, in the dark rolling clouds of the north \ Lo ! die death-shot of foeinen outspt-eding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad...is nigh. Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to fhe blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis die fire-she iw'r of ruiii, all dreadfully... | |
 | History - 1803 - 866 pages
...From his home, in the dark rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeediug, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad...home let him speed — for the spoiler is nigh. Why liâmes the far summit ? Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ?... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1803 - 162 pages
...exultingly forth, From his home, in the dark rolling clouds of the north? Lo! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction...him stoop from his havoc on high! Ah! home let him speed—for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 892 pages
...his" home, in the dark rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foenien out.-,peeding, lie rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad : But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah I home let him speed — for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to the blast... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 1298 pages
...exultingly forth From his home in the dark-rolling clouds of the north ; Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing ^destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havce on high, Ah ! home let him speed ; for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit. Why shoot... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...exultingly forth, From his home, in the dark-rolling clouds of the north, Lo! the death-shot of foernen outspeeding, he rode Companionless bearing destruction...embers like stars from the firmament cast? "Tis the fire-show'r of ruin all fearfully driv'n From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heav'n. — Oh... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...exultingly forth, " From his home, in the dark-rolling clouds of the north, " Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode, " Companionless bearing destruction..." Those embers like stars from the firmament cast? 'c 'Tis the fire-show'r of ruin all fearfully driv'n " From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 266 pages
...dark rolling clouds of thenorth ? Lo! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companion)ess, bearing destruction abroad; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed—for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why shoot to the blast, Those embers, like... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...the death-shot offoemen' outspeeding, he rode Companionless', bearing destruction' abroad ; But downN let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home'...Those embers', like stars from the firmament cast J 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin', all dreadfully' driven From his eyry', that beacons the darkness of... | |
 | Walter Scott - Covenanters - 1819 - 722 pages
...of this warld, whilk it is muckle to be doubted that he never- will."' CHAPTER XII. Why flames yon far summit — why shoot to the blast Those embers,...the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. CAMPBELL, THE circumstances announced in the conclusion... | |
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From his home, in the dark rolling clouds of the north ? Lo ! the death-shot of foemen outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed, — for the spoiler is nigh.... 
