 Far, far aloof th' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams, and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's...  The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray - Page 17by Thomas Gray - 1821 - 134 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1847 - 276 pages
...Dear, as the light that visits these sad eyes, Deal', as i he ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye dicd amidst, your dying country's cries— No more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliti's, a grisly band, I see them sit; they linger yet, Avengers of their native land : With me in... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 280 pages
...mighty dead : Then shall arise the patriot band, Avengers of their native land. " (In youder clift's, a grisly band, I see them sit — they linger yet, Avengers of their native land." — Gray's Bun/. " By Wexford's bridge, begriin'd with blood, The scene of many a murderous day, "While... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died...they join, And weave with bloody hands the tissue of thy line. ' Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race ; Give ample room... | |
 | Dawson Borrer - Algeria - 1848 - 446 pages
...Beni-Yala crouched amongst the rocks of an overlooking height, about a mile to the north of the camp. " They do not sleep, — On yonder cliffs, a grisly band, I see them sit ; " some grouped together in deep consultation ; some clutching their long guns, burning to throw a... | |
 | James Augustus Hessey - 1849 - 216 pages
...and passes by. Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear, as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear, as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died...more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a griesly band, I see them sit, they linger yet, Avengers of their native land : With me in dreadful... | |
 | Frederick Charles Cook - 1849 - 144 pages
...and passes by. Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart*, Ye died...country's cries — No more I weep. They do not sleep; I see them sit; they linger yet, On yonder cliffs, a grisly band, Avengers of their native land; With... | |
 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 pages
...and passes by, Dear lost companions of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died...they join, And weave with bloody hands the tissue of thy line. " Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race ; Give ample room,... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...of my tuneful art, Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear as the ruddy drops that wann'd my heart, Ye died amidst your dying country's cries...dreadful harmony they join, And weave with bloody hand the tissue of thy line. " ' Weave the warp, and weave the woof. The winding sheet of Edward's... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 558 pages
...as the light that visits these sad eyes, Dear, as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died amidsf your dying country's cries No more I weep. They do...they join, And weave with bloody hands the tissue of thy line. II. 1. " ' Weave the warp, and weave the woof, The winding-sheet of Edward's race. Give ample... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1851 - 380 pages
...As dear to me as are the ruddy drops That visit my s-,id heart." Jul. Caesar, act ii. sc. 1. Gray. Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart, Ye died...more I weep. They do not sleep. On yonder cliffs, a griesly band, I see them sit, they linger yet, 43 Avengers of their native land : With me in dreadful... | |
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