| George Croly - 1850 - 442 páginas
...Though never yet hath day-benm burned Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce, — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds of gloom and fire...could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; The ruined maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths broken — and the threshold stained With blood of guests... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 páginas
...that,— Sullenly fierce — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire ! In which the PEBI'S eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profan'd — Oaths broken — and the threshold stain'd With blood of guests !... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 768 páginas
...sat, Though never yet hath daybeam burn'd Upon a brow more fierce than that — Sullenly fierce — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire...which the Peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a rutbless deed ; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profan'd — Oaths broken — and the threshold stain'd... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 páginas
...sat, Though never yet hath daybeam burn'd 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 tale? of many a ruthless deed ; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profan'd— Oaths broken — and the... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1851 - 918 páginas
...— Sullenly fierce — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire : In which the PrRi's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths broken — and the threshold stnin'd With blood of guests! —... | |
| Charles Casey - 1852 - 334 páginas
...features, and that prematurely-furrowed brow. It was such as that of which the poet says — " There the peri's eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed, The ruin'd maid, the shrine profaned, Oaths hroken, and the threshold stained With blood of guests ; there written... | |
| William Charles McKinnon - 1852 - 342 páginas
...fearless sat, Tho' never yet hath sunbeam bura'd Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce, a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire ! In which the Peri's eyes might read Dark tales of muny a ruthless deed, The ruined maid, the shrine profan'd, Oaths broken,... | |
| Thomas Moore - 1853 - 790 páginas
...Though never yet hath day-beam bura'd Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce — a mixture dire, Like thunder-clouds, of gloom and fire...read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; The ruin'd maid — the shrine profaned — Oaths broken — and the threshold stain'd With blood of guests !... | |
| Anna U. Russell - 1853 - 580 páginas
...Though never yet hath daybeam burned Upon a brow more fierce than that, — Sullenly fierce, — a mixture dire, — Like thunder-clouds, — of gloom...eye could read Dark tales of many a ruthless deed ; Yet tranquil, now, that man of crime, — As if the balmy evening time Softened his spirit, — looked... | |
| Beautiful poetry - 1853 - 740 páginas
...burn'd 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 ; But hark ! the vesper call to prayer, As slow the orb of daylight sets, Is rising sweetly on the... | |
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