 | 1851 - 312 pages
...the powerful was a lump,— Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless,— A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean,...sea; And their masts fell down piecemeal: as they dropped, They slept on the abyss without a surge;— The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave;... | |
 | Victor von Arentsschild - 1851 - 588 pages
...world was void, The populous and the powerful «as a lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, maniese, lifeless — A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, 25er SOtogre roarb »ont SOtagern roilb »erfàlungen, ©elbft фипЬе fielen itjte Berten an, Utib... | |
 | J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 pages
...world was void, The powerful and the populous was a lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless, A lump of death, a chaos of hard clay !...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal — as they dropped They slept on the abyss without a surge. The waves were dead, the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1853 - 492 pages
...written Fiend. ^ The world was void ; The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships, sailorless, lay...down piecemeal ; as they dropp'd, They slept on the ahyss without a + surge. The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave ; The moon, their mistress,... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - 1853 - 456 pages
...And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths^. | Ships, sai'lorless, | lay rotting on the sea1 ; | And their masts fell down piece,-meal; | as they dropp'd,|...the abyss, without a surge . — | The waves were dead1 ; the tides were in their grave*, — | The moon, their mistress, | had expired before^ ; | The... | |
 | 1854 - 386 pages
..." The world was void, "The populous and the powerful were a lump,. Seasonless, herbless, treeless, lifeless, — A lump of death, a chaos of hard clay....sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropped They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves wore dead; the tides were in their graves... | |
 | George Croly - 1854 - 426 pages
...world was void, The populous and the powerful was a lump, Reasonless, herbless, treeless, 'inanless, lifeless — A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay....sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropped They slept on the abyss without a surge — The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave,... | |
 | Old Traveller - 1854 - 312 pages
...recollected the following strange lines, and almost fancied that euch might be our own dismal fate : " The rivers, lakes, and ocean, all stood still, And...sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal ; as they dropped, They slept on the abyss without a surge. The waves were dead ; the tides were in their grave... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1854 - 320 pages
...world was void, The populous and the powerful was a lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless — A lump of death — a chaos of hard clay....rivers, lakes, and ocean all stood still, And nothing stirr'd within their silent depths ; Ships sailorless lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell... | |
 | Jesse Olney - 1854 - 352 pages
...and the powerful was a lump, Seasonless, herbless, treeless, manless, lifeless— A lump of death—a chaos of hard clay. The rivers, lakes, and ocean all...nothing stirred within their silent depths; Ships sailoriess lay rotting on the sea, And their masts fell down piecemeal; as they dropp'd They slept... | |
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They slept on the abyss, without a surge; The waves were dead; the tides were in their grave; The moon, their mistress, had expired before ; The winds were withered in the stagnant air, And the clouds perished: Darkness had no need Of aid from them —... 
