 Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire; In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths broken — and...  St. George; Or, The Canadian League - Page 284by William Charles McKinnon - 1852Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Moore - 1877 - 202 pages
...his haggard brow he turn'd To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath daybeam burn'd Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire ! In which the Peri's eyes could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths broken... | |
 | Alfred Macleod - 1877 - 238 pages
...haggard brow he turned to the fair child, who fearless sat — though never yet hath day-beam burned upon a brow more fierce than that — sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds of gloom and fire, in which the Peri's eye could read dark tales of many a ruthless deed. Yet tranquil now, that man of crime (as if the balmy... | |
 | Code poetical reader - 1877 - 168 pages
...haggard * brow he turned To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath day-beam burned 65 Upon a brow more fierce than that* — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire ; In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless* deed : 70 The ruined maid — the shrme * profaned —... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 pages
...haggard10 brow he turn'd To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath day-beam burn'd Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce...a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and firo ! In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless11 dee'd. ' The poet compares... | |
 | Thomas Moore, John Francis Waller - 1879 - 572 pages
...his haggard brow he turn'd To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath day-beam burn'd Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire; In which the PERI'S eyes could read Dark tales of. many a ruthless deed; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profan'd — Oaths broken... | |
 | New reader - 1879 - 392 pages
...haggard brow he turn'd To the fair child, who fearless sat— Though never yet hath day-beam ImrnM Upon a brow more fierce than that — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds of gloom and fire, In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless 6 deed. Yet tranquil now that man of crime (As if the... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1880 - 642 pages
...his haggard brow he turned To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath day-beam burned Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire ; In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; The ruined maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Crafts - 1880 - 168 pages
...seems to have won a complete victory over conscience and the right. " Never yet hath day-beam burned Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce,...thunder-clouds of gloom and fire, In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed, — The ruined maid, the shrine profaned, Oaths... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...his haggard brow he turned To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath day-beam burned Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds of gloom and fire, In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; The ruined maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1881 - 900 pages
...his haggard brow he turn'd To the fair child, who fearless sat, Though never yet hath daybeam burn'd Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce...thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire; In which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; The ruin'd maid — theshrioe profaned — Oaths... | |
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