 The brows of men, by the despairing light, Wore an unearthly aspect, as, by fits, The flashes fell upon them. Some lay down, And hid their eyes, and wept; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled; And others hurried to and fro,...  Elocution: Or, Mental and Vocal Philosophy - Page 258by C. P. Bronson - 1845 - 323 pagesFull view - About this book
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 334 pages
...down. And hid their eyes, and wept; and some did rest Theirchins upon their clenched hands,and smil'd; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral...curses, cast them down upon the dust, And gnashed their teeih, and howled. The wild birds shrieked. And, terrified, did flutlernn the ground, And flap their... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Elocution - 1845 - 396 pages
...And hid their eyes, and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands.andsinil'd; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral...looked up. With mad disquietude, on the dull sky, TU" pall of a past world ; and then again, With curses, cast them down upon the dust. And gnashed their... | |
 | C. P. Bronson - Anatomy - 1845 - 330 pages
...mud disquietude, on the dull sky, The pall of a past world i and then again, With curses, cast then) down upon the dust, And gnashed their teeth, and howled. The wild birds shrieked» And, terrified, did flutteron the ground, And flap their useless wings : the wildest brutes Came tame, and tremulous ;... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - Edinburgh review - 1846 - 692 pages
...And hid their eyes and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and suiil'd ! And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral piles with fuel, and look'd up With mad disquietude on the dull sky, The pall of a past world ! and then again With curses... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 682 pages
...And hid their eyes and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smil'd ! And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral piles with fuel, and look'd up With mad disquietude on the dull sky, The pall of a past world ! and then again With curses... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clinched hands, and smiled ; And others huftied to and fro, and fed Their funeral piles with fuel,...howled. The wild birds shrieked, And, terrified, did flutter on the ground, And flap their useless wings : the wildest brutes Came, tame and tremulous ;... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1848 - 428 pages
...And hid their eyes and wept ; and some did rest Then- chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled, And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral...dust, And gnashed their teeth and howled : the wild birda shrieked, And, terrified, did flutter on the ground, And flap their useless wings ; the wildest... | |
 | Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...down And hid their eyes and wept; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral...down upon the dust, • And gnashed their teeth and bowled; the wild birds shrieked, And, terrified, did flutter on the ground, And flap their useless... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...And hid their eyes and wept; niul some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled ; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral...sky, The pall of a past world ; and then again With curves cast them down upon the dust, [shrieked, And gnashed their teeth and howled : the wild birds... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Elocution - 1851 - 328 pages
...And hid their eyes and wept ; and some did rest Their chins upon their clenched hands, and smiled ; And others hurried to and fro, and fed Their funeral...howled ; the wild birds shrieked, And, terrified, did flutter on the ground, And flap their useless wings ; the wildest brutes Came tame and tremulous ;... | |
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