Who are these coming to the sacrifice? To what green altar, O mysterious priest, Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel,... Bentley's Miscellany - Page 2801840Full view - About this book
| Christianity - 1843 - 750 pages
...river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built \vith peaceful citadel, Is emptied of its folk, this pious mom ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. " O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
| Art - 1820 - 416 pages
...flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea shore Or mountain built with peuceful citadel Is emptied of this folk this pious morn ?...soul to tell Why thou art desolate can e'er return. V. O Attick shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
| Alexander Whitelaw - Literature - 1835 - 460 pages
...her silken flanks with garlands dressM ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or raountain-bnilt with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with hrede Of marble men and maidens overwrought With forest branches... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 348 pages
...the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 412 pages
...the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied...evermore Will silent be ; and not a soul to tell Why tluiu art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens... | |
| Samuel Carter Hall - English poetry - 1838 - 336 pages
...Lead'st thou that heifer lowing at the skies, What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-huilt with peaceful citadel, Is emptied of this folk, this...little town, thy streets for evermore Will silent he ; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. O Attic shape ! Fair attitude !... | |
| England - 1839 - 684 pages
...the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands drest ? What little town by river or sea shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied...morn ? And, little town, thy streets for evermore Wilt silent be ; and not a soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. 5. O Attic shape !... | |
| English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...the skies, And all her silken flanks with garlands dress'd* What little town by river or seashore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied...soul to tell Why thou art desolate can e'er return. Oh, Attic shape ! Fair attitude ! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest branches... | |
| Mary Botham Howitt - English poetry - 1840 - 554 pages
...What iitile town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, MISCELLANEOCS POEMS. Is emptied of this folk, this pious morn ? And, little...soul to tell Why thou art desolate, can e'er return. 5. O Attic shape! Fair attitude! with brede Of marble men and maidens overwrought, With forest bmnches... | |
| 1840 - 756 pages
...pensioner to a Grecian vase), the truth of that sentiment, — '' What little town by river or sea-shore, Or mountain-built with peaceful citadel, Is emptied...evermore Will silent be ; and not a soul to tell Why thouart desolate can e'er return." And here I may take leave to produce a sketch of Greenwich Terrace,... | |
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