 And they were enemies: they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton hands The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew...  Poems - Page 360by George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1859Full view - About this book
 | 1826 - 434 pages
...did suwive, The dying embers of an altar-place, And they were enemies; they met beside J Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage;...as it grew lighter, and beheld . , ; . Each other's aspects—saw, and shriek'd, and died— Even of their mutual hideousness they died, Unknowing who... | |
 | George Gordon Noël Byron - 1826 - 804 pages
...skeleton-hands * The feeble ashes, and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which vox VT grew it white In • single night, As men's have grown from sudden fears : My limli- an' bow'd, hideoiisness they died, Unknowing who ho « a- upon whose brow Famine had written Fiend. The world... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 852 pages
...they raked up. And shivering scraped with their cold skeleton -hande Г1ч feeble ashes, and Un ir feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was a mockery; then they lifted up Their eye* a» It grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspect*— «aw, tnd fhricki and died— Even of... | |
 | 1827 - 802 pages
...did survive ; And they were enemies; they met beside The dying embers of an altar place, Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage...breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame, Which wa.sa mockery : then they lifted up Their eyes as il grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspect—... | |
 | James Silk Buckingham - 1827 - 608 pages
...raked up And shivering urged their huts, their ifs, their ands, Of feeble negatives against the stamps, Blew for a little life, and made a flame Which was...mockery ; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew darker, and beheld A taxman's visage — saw, and shrick'd, and died — Even of their vexatiousness... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1828 - 406 pages
...survive, And they were enemies ; they met beside vOL. III. V The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage...lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shtiek'd, and died — Even of their mutual hideousness they died, Unknowing who he was upon whose... | |
 | John Barber - 1828 - 310 pages
...city did survive, And they were enemies; they met beside The dying members of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things For an unholy usage;...Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects—saw, and shriek'd, and died— Even of their mutual hideousness they died, Unknowing who... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things 60 For an unholy usage ; they raked up, And shivering...a flame Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up 65 Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's aspects — saw, and shriek'd, and died —... | |
 | 1828 - 814 pages
...And they were enemies ; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place, Where had been heaped a mass of holy things For an unholy usage ; they raked...and their feeble breath Blew for a little life, and make a flame Which was a mockery ; then they lifted up Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Kach... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...; they met beside The dying embers of an altar-place Where had been heap'da mass of holy things 60 For an unholy usage; they raked up, And shivering...feeble breath Blew for a little life, and made a flame Wh;ch was a mockery ; then they lifted up 65 Their eyes as it grew lighter, and beheld Each other's... | |
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