 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.  Poetry of Byron, chosen by M. Arnold - Page 50by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1881Full view - About this book
 | Emily Taylor - 1839 - 306 pages
...And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the eheeu of their spears was like stars in the sea When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee....summer is green, That host with their banners at sunset was seen ; Like the leaves of the forest when autumn hath blown, That host on the morrow lay wither'd... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 230 pages
...of the sun." " The Assyrian came down, like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming with purple and gold ; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightiy on deep Galilee." 4. A METONYMY is where the cause is put for the effect, or the eiluut for... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 242 pages
...best in the shade, but which wither when exposed to the influence of the sun." " The Assyrian came down, like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming with purple and gold ; And the sheen of their spears was like stars on the sea, When the blue wave... | |
 | Sarah Rogers Haight - 1840 - 344 pages
...descended from the mountain passes by the beautiful valley through which " The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in...When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee." The Lebanon chain contains more odoriferous shrubs and plants than I ever supposed fell to the share... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 318 pages
...only tire, And lift our hopes too high ; THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. SSgron. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold; And the sheen of his spears was like stars on the sea When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves... | |
 | Christian - 1840 - 312 pages
...flowers that line our way Alone can satisfy. THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. 3Bi)V0n. THE Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold ; And the sheen of his spears was like stars on the sea When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...crowd | that sunA to oblivion around them. | THE DESTRUCTION OF SENACHERIB. (BTEON.) The Assyrian came down like the wolf on the fold, | And his cohorts...When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. | LiAe the leaves of the forest when summer is green, | That host with their banners at sunset were... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 380 pages
...of the lyre, Would words descrihe thy past and present glow, While yet Canova can create helow ? The Destruction of Sennacherib. The Assyrian came down...of their spears was like stars on the sea When the hlue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee, Like the leaves of the forest when Summer is green, That host... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...Heedless and blind to Wisdom's wasted light! "(I) THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. THE Aesyriau came ) (he sea. When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. Like the leaves of the forest when summer... | |
 | Charles Bucke - 1841 - 370 pages
...described by a celebrated modern poet. THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB. " The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, And his cohorts were gleaming in...gold ; And the sheen of their spears was like stars OH the sea, When the blue wave rolls nightly on deep Galilee. " Like the leaves of the forest when... | |
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