 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 1298 pages
...outspeeding, he rode Companionless, bearing ^destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from his havce on high, Ah ! home let him speed ; for the spoiler...blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament rast? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1803 - 162 pages
...bearing destruction abroad: But down let him stoop from his havoc on high! Ah! home let him speed—for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why...embers, like stars from the firmament cast? "Tis the fire-show'r of ruin, all dreadfully driven From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. Oh,... | |
 | History - 1803 - 892 pages
...outspt-eding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad : But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed — for the spoiler...is nigh. Why flames the far summit ? Why shoot to fhe blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ? 'Tis die fire-she iw'r of ruiii, all dreadfully... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1803 - 892 pages
...ortspeeding, he rode Com pan ion less, bearing destruction abroad ; But down let him stoop from hi* hanc on high, Ah ! home let him speed ; for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit. Wfcj shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast? 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin,... | |
 | History - 1803 - 866 pages
...outspeediug, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad : But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home let him speed — for the spoiler is nigh. Why liâmes the far summit ? Why shoot to the blast Those embers, like stars from the firmament cast ?... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...outspeeding, he rode Companionless bearing destruction abroad; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high! Ah! home let him speed; — for the spoiler...embers like stars from the firmament cast? "Tis the fire-show'r of ruin all fearfully driv'n From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of heav'n. — Oh... | |
 | Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...outspeeding, he rode, " Companionless bearing destruction abroad; " But down let him stoop from his havoc on high ! " Ah ! home let him speed ; — for the..." Those embers like stars from the firmament cast? 'c 'Tis the fire-show'r of ruin all fearfully driv'n " From his eyrie, that beacons the darkness of... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...outspeeding, he rode Companionless', bearing destruction' abroad ; But downN let him stoop from his havoc on high ! Ah ! home' let him speed — for the spoiler'...Those embers', like stars from the firmament cast J 'Tis the fire-shower of ruin', all dreadfully' driven From his eyry', that beacons the darkness of... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - Arranged marriage - 1819 - 340 pages
....-ru , ,--..-, . , ' . ' i • '--."..,-". '.- ..' **'-- " ' e Orf :, vJ CHAPTER XII. Why flames yon far summit — why shoot to the blast Those embers,...the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. CAMFBKLI* THE circumstances announced in the conclusion... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - Covenanters - 1819 - 336 pages
...of this warld, whilk it is muckle to be doubted that he never will." CHAPTER XII. Why flames yon fat summit — why shoot to the blast Those embers, like...the fire-shower of ruin, all dreadfully driven From thine eyrie, that beacons the darkness of Heaven. CAMFBELI* THE circumstances announced in the conclusion... | |
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Lo ! the death-shot of foemen out-speeding, he rode Companionless, bearing destruction abroad; But down let him stoop from his havoc on high! Ah! home let him speed, for the spoiler is nigh. Why flames the far summit? Why shoot to the blast Those embers,... 
