 And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the heaven's topmost height, I heard a voice — the awful voice Of the blood-avenging sprite: 'Thou guilty man! take up thy dead, And hide it from my sight...  Prose and Verse - Page 24by Thomas Hood - 1845Full view - About this book
 | Robert D. Blackman - American literature - 1904 - 1196 pages
...every clot, a burning spot Was scorching in my brain ! " My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice ; My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price ; A dozen times I groaned ; the dead Had never groaned but twice ! " And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the heaven's... | |
 | Jeannette Leonard Gilder - Literature - 1905 - 330 pages
...every clot, a burning spot Was scorching in my brain! "My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice;. My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was...twice! "And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the heavens' topmost height, I heard a voice — the awful voice Of the blood-avenging Sprite: — 'Thou... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - American poetry - 1905 - 344 pages
...every clot a burning spot Was scorching in my brain! 1o8 "My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice ; My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price: A dozen times I groaned, — the dead Had never groaned but twice. "4 "And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - American poetry - 1905 - 338 pages
...knew, Was at the Devil's price: A dozen times I groaned,—the dead Had never groaned but twice. "4 " And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the heaven's topmost height, I heard a voice,—the awful voice Of the blood-avenging sprite: ' Thou guilty man! take up thy dead, And hide... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1906 - 804 pages
...ice ; no My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price : A dozen times I groan 'd ; the dead Had never groan'd but twice ! ' And now,...height, I heard a voice — the awful voice Of the blood -avenging Sprite : — "Thou guilty man! take up thy dead, And hide it from my sight ! " no '... | |
 | Thomas Hood - English poetry - 1906 - 804 pages
...burning spot, Was scorching in my brain ! ' My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice ; no My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price : A dozen times I groan 'd ; the dead Had never groan 'd but twice ! ' And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the... | |
 | Thomas Smyth - Presbyterian Church - 1912 - 832 pages
...name. Oh God! it made me quake to see Such sense within the slain I But when I touched the ghostly clay The blood gushed out amain. For every clot a...price ; A dozen times I groan'd ; the dead Had never groaned but twice. And now from forth the frowning sky, From the heaven's topmost height, I heard a... | |
 | American poetry - 1912 - 624 pages
...every clot, a burning spot Was scorching in my brain! " My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice; My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price; A dozen times I groaned : the dead Had never groaned but twice! "And now, from forth the frowning sky From the Heaven's... | |
 | Robert McLean Cumnock - Elocution - 1913 - 632 pages
...blood gushed out amain! For every clot a burning spot " My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice; My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price. A dozen times I groaned, — the dead Had never groaned but twice. " And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the... | |
 | Guido Hermann Stempel - Ballads, English - 1917 - 378 pages
...every clot, a burning spot, Was scorching in my brain! 19 "My head was like an ardent coal, My heart as solid ice; My wretched, wretched soul, I knew, Was at the Devil's price: A dozen times I groaned; the dead Had never groaned but twice! 20 "And now, from forth the frowning sky, From the Heaven's... | |
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