 And with livid contagion polluting the breeze, Its mildewing influence sheds : The birds on the wing, and the flowers in their beds, Are slain by its venomous breath, That darkens the noonday with death ; And pale ghosts of travellers wander around, While...  The Wanderer of Switzerland, and Other Poems - Page 164by James Montgomery - 1806 - 175 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 796 pages
...noon-day with death, And pale ghosts of Travellers wander around, While their mouldering skeletons whiten the ground. Ah ! why hath JEHOVAH, in forming...the continent hurl'd, And cradled the deep in his liund ? If man may transgress his eternal command, And leap o'er the bounds of Ms birth To ravage the... | |
 | Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - American literature - 1806 - 788 pages
...whiten the ground. Ah ' why hath JEHOVAH, in fcrnriny the world, With the waters divided the fend, His ramparts of rocks round the continent hurl'd, And cradled the deep in his hand ? If man may transgress his eternal command, And leap o'er the bounds of his birth To ravage the uttermost earth,... | |
 | Classical philology - 1819 - 404 pages
...tangenda rates traosiliunt vada. Oh ! why has Jehovah, in forming the world, Divided the det-p from the land, His ramparts of rocks round the continent hurl'd, And cradled I he deep in his hand; If man may transgress his eternal command, And pass o'er the bounds of his birth,... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1821 - 294 pages
...noon-day with death, And pale ghosts of travellers wander around, .While their mouldering skeletons whiten the ground. Ah ! why hath JEHOVAH, in forming...the land, His ramparts of rocks round the continent 1 lurl'd, And cradled the Deep in his hand,If man may transgress his eternal command, And leap o'er... | |
 | James Montgomery - English poetry - 1825 - 232 pages
...mouldering skeletons whiten the ground Ah ! why hath JHHOVAH, in forming the world, With the water? divided the land, His ramparts of rocks round the continent hurl'd, And cradled the Deep in hi? hand, If man may Iraussress his eternal command, And leap o'er the bounds of his birth To ravage... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1829 - 520 pages
...death. And pate ghosts of travellers wander around, While their mouldering skeletons while« ibepooiwAh! why hath JEHOVAH, in forming the world, With the waters divided the land. Mis ramparts of rocks round the continent hurU, And cradled the Deep in his hand, If man may transgress... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...wander around, While their mouldering skeletons whiten the ground Ah ! why hath JEHOVAH, in forming ihn world. With the waters divided the land. His ramparts of rocks round the continent tnifd. And cradled the Deep in his hand, If man may transgress hi« eternal command, And leap o'er... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...the noonday with death, And pale ghosts of travellers wander around. While their mouldering skeletons whiten the ground. Ah ! why hath JEHOVAH, in forming the world, With the waters divided the Innd, His ramparts of nicks round Ihe continent hurl'd, And cradled the Deep in his hnnd, f man may... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...the noonday with death, And pale ghosts of travellers wander around, While their mouldering skeletons whiten the ground. Ah ! why hath JEHOVAH, in forming...the land, His ramparts of rocks round the continent huri'd, And cradled the Deep in his hand, If man may transgress his eternal command, And leap o'er... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 516 pages
...the groundAh ! why hath JEHOVAH, m forming the world, With the waters divided the land. His rnmparts of rocks round the continent hurl'd. And cradled the Deep in his hand, If man may transgress his eternal command, And leap o'er the bounds of his birth. To ravage the uttermost earth,... | |
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