 THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is...  Parnassus - Page 288edited by - 1875 - 534 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...is but the living who are dumb. 34. THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB.— Lord Byron. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...at sunset were seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host, on the morrow, lay withered and strewn. And there lay the steed... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...but the living who are dumb. 34. THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. — Lord Byron. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...at sunset were seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host, on the morrow, lay withered and strewn. For the Angel of Death spread... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...The tie which bound the first endures the last ! THE DESTEUCTION OF SENNACHEEIB. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...at sunset were seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when Autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strown. For the Angel of Death spread... | |
 | Cottage verse, Joseph Jones - 1852 - 296 pages
...fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of their spears was like the stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly...at sunset were seen : Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. And the Angel of Death spread... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1852 - 380 pages
...— Ireland fbrtver 1 LESSON CXLVII. The Destruction of Sennacherib. — BYRON. 1. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. 2. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green That host with their banners at sunset were seen... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 pages
...alone with his glory. EEV. C. WOLFE. IX .— THE DEATH OF SENNACHERIB. THE Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in...sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee ! POETRY. 203 Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset... | |
 | Eliza Smith (clergyman's daughter.) - 1852 - 352 pages
...in a strange land, — How may we apply this to ourselves ? THE FALL OF JUDAH. ' The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the bine wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. ' Like the leaves of the forest when summer is green, That... | |
 | Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1853 - 786 pages
...sons killed him. Have you never read those beautiful lines about it — "The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in...at sunset were seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd and strewn. For the angel of death spread... | |
 | W H Cordeaux - 1853 - 118 pages
...wants. DESTEUCTION OF THE ASSYEIANS. The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts l were gleaming in purple and gold, And the sheen of...host with their banners at sunset were seen ; Like leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay withered and strown. 2 For... | |
 | Forget-Me-Not, Forget-me-not - 1853 - 138 pages
...sued, This is to be alone; this, this is solitude ! Srstntrtimt nf tljt Stetfriras. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were...Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer is That host with their banners at sunset were seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath green,... | |
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