By wintry famine rous'd, from all the tract Of horrid mountains which the shining Alps, And wavy Apennine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands; Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave; Burning for blood; bony, and gaunt, and grim. Assembling... Peak scenery; or, Excursions in Derbyshire - Pàgina 81per Ebenezer Rhodes - 1824Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 pàgines
...whichthe fliining Alp:, And wavy Appennine, and Pyrenees, Jj: Branch out ftupendous into diftaiit land-', Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave ! Burning for blood ! bony, and ghaunt, K grim ! AfTembling wolves in raging troops defctnd,;3; And, pouring o'er the country, bear... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 320 pàgines
...which the shining Alps, And wavy Apennines, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands; Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave! Burning for...north wind sweeps the glossy snow. All is their prize. They fasten on the steed, Press him to earth, and pierce his mighty heart. Nor can the bull his awful... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 340 pàgines
...which the shining Alps, And wavy Appennine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands; Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave! Burning for blood! bony, and ghaunt, and grim! Assembling wolves in raging troops descend; And, pouring o'er the country, bear along,... | |
| James Thomson - 1802 - 344 pàgines
...which the shining Alps, And wavy Appcnnine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupendous into distant lands; Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave! Burning for blood! bony, and ghaunt, and grim! Assembling wolves in raging troops descend f 1 And, pouring o'er the country, bear... | |
| James Thomson - 1803 - 330 pàgines
...which the fhining Alps, And wavy Apennine, and Pyrenees, Branch out ftupendous into diftant lands ; Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave ! Burning for blood ! bony, and gaunt, and grim ! Aflembling wolves in raging troops defcend ; And, pouring o'er the country, bear along, Keen as the... | |
| William Butler - 1803 - 434 pàgines
...rapacity. Thefe circumftances are finely <kfribed in the following lines : By winl'rv famine rous'd, Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave ! Burning for blood ! bony, and gaunt, and grim! Aflembling wolves in raging troops defcend ; And, pouring o'er the country, bear along. Keen as the... | |
| James Thomson - 1803 - 186 pàgines
...and gaunt, and grim! Assemhling wolves in raging troops descend ; And, pouring o'er the country, hear along, Keen as the north wind sweeps the glossy snow. All is their prize. They fasten on ihr steed, Press him to earth, and pierce his mighty heart. Nor- can the hull his awful... | |
| James Thomson, John Aikin - 1804 - 232 pàgines
...which the shining Alps, 390 And wavy Appenine, and Pyrenees, Branch out stupenduous into distant lands, Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave ! Burning for blood ! bony, and ghaunt, and grim ! Assembling wolves in raging troops descend, 395 And, pouring o'er the country, bear... | |
| 1805 - 422 pàgines
...horrid mountains, which the And wavy Appenine, and Pyrenees, Branch out, stupendous, into distant lands, Cruel as death ! and hungry as the grave ! Burning...grim! Assembling wolves, in raging troops descend, And,pouring o'er the country, bear along, Keen as the North wind »weeps th» glossy snow : ,i All... | |
| Sir Egerton Brydges - 1805 - 908 pàgines
...lyes, And from the leaning rock, on either side, Gush out those streams that classic song renowns; Cruel as death ! and hungry as the grave! Burning for blood ! bony and ghaunt and grim ! Assembling wolves, in torrent troops, descend, And spread wide-wasting desolation... | |
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