 The angels all were singing out of tune, And hoarse with having little else to do, Excepting to wind up the sun and moon, Or curb a runaway young star or two, Or wild colt of a comet, which too soon Broke out of bounds o'er the ethereal blue, Splitting...  The Works of Lord Byron: With His Letters and Journals, - Page 251by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1835Full view - About this book
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1891 - 752 pages
...stronger pull, And ' a pull all together,' as they say At sea— which drew most souls another way. II. L `Ug+3 Dr wild colt of a comet, which too soon Broke out of bounds o'er the ethereal blue, Splitting some... | |
 | Ainsworth Rand Spofford - 1894 - 460 pages
...stronger pull, And " a pull all together," as they say At ьеа — which drew most souls another way. The angels all were singing out of tune. And hoarse...blue, Splitting some planet with its playful tail, As bouts are sometimes by a wanton whale. The guardian seraphs had retired on high, Finding their charges... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1899 - 184 pages
...the House to the point of frenzy quite as much as the debates at the hustings. The angels were all singing out of tune And hoarse with having little else to do, Excepting to wind up the sun and moon And crush a runaway young star or two. value. Under his influence "tumult dwindled into calm." NELSON... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1901 - 632 pages
...stronger pull, And " a pull altogether," as they say At sea — which drew most souls another way. II. The Angels all were singing out of tune, And hoarse...playful tail, As boats are sometimes by a wanton whale. in. The Guardian Seraphs had retired on high, Finding their charges past all care below ; "e Terrestrial... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Edmund Gosse - 1903 - 692 pages
...stronger pull, And " a pull all together," as they say At sea — which drew most souls another way. The angels all were singing out of tune, And hoarse...playful tail, As boats are sometimes by a wanton whale. The guardian seraphs had retired on high, Finding their charges past all care below ; Terrestrial business... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1903 - 666 pages
...stronger pull, And " a pull all together," as they say At sea — which drew most souls another way. The angels all were singing out of tune, And hoarse...Splitting some planet with its playful tail, As boats arc sometimes by a wanton whale. The guardian scrnphs had retired on high, Finding their charges past... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1922 - 628 pages
...teachers of " great moral lessons " are apt to be found in strange company. THE VISION OF JUDGMENT.1 SAINT PETER sat by the celestial gate : His keys were...the sun and moon, Or curb a runaway young star or two,L Or wild colt of a comet, which too soon Broke out of bounds o'er the ethereal blue, Splitting... | |
 | Edmund Gosse - 1904 - 324 pages
...stronger pull, And " a pull all together," as they say At sea — which drew most souls another way. The angels all were singing out of tune, And hoarse...playful tail, As boats are sometimes by a wanton whale. The guardian seraphs had retired on high, Finding their charges past all care below ; Terrestrial business... | |
 | Stephen Lucius Gwynn - 1904 - 452 pages
...St. Peter sits, idle ; few coming his way, there was little turning of the keys, and no work doing. The angels all were singing out of tune, And hoarse...of a comet, which too soon Broke out of bounds o'er th' ethereal blue, Splitting some planet with its playful tail, As boats are sometimes by a wanton... | |
 | Curtis Hidden Page - 1904 - 942 pages
...longer, stronger pull, And "a pull altogether," as they say At sea — which drew most souls another way. wny rats, Grave old plodders, gay young friskers,...Families hy tens and dozens, Brothers, sisters, h Ixjunds o'er the ethereal blue. Splitting some planet with its playful tail. As boats are sometimes... | |
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