 | 1807 - 542 pages
...to sleep, П sleep his eyelids knew, He lay where the deadly vines do weep Tneir venomous tents — and nightly steep The flesh with blistering dew. And near him the she-wolf stirr'd the brake, And the rattle-snake breath'd in his ear, Till he .starlme. crie*) — from hisdrcani... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1806 - 374 pages
...Through many a fen, where the serpent feeds, And man never trod before ! And, when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay, where...flesh with blistering dew ! And near him the she-wolf stirr'd the brake, And the copper-snake breath'd in his ear, Till he starting cried, from his dream... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1806 - 328 pages
...Through many a fen, where the serpent feeds, And man never trod before ! And, when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay, where...steep The flesh with blistering dew ! And near him the she- wolf stirr'd the brake , And the copper-snake breath'd in his ear, Till he starting cried, from... | |
 | Priscilla Wakefield - 1809 - 234 pages
...to sleep, If sleep his eye-lids knew, He lay where the deadly vines * do weep Their venomous tears, and nightly steep The flesh with blistering dew ! And near him the she-wolf stirr"d the brake, And the rattle-snake breath'd in his ear, m Till he starting cried—from his dream... | |
 | Thomas Condie - 1813 - 262 pages
...to sleep, If slumbers his eyelids knew. He lay where the deadly vines do weep, Their venomous tears, and nightly steep The flesh with blistering dew. And near him the abe wolf stir'd the brake, And the rattle-snake breath'd in his ear : Till he starting cryed, from... | |
 | Joseph Taylor - 1817 - 266 pages
...to sleep, If sleep his eyelids knew ; He lay where the deadly vines do weep Their venomous tears — and nightly steep The flesh with blistering dew. And near him the sea-wolf stirr'd the brake, And the rattle-snake breath'd in his ear ; Till he starting cried — from... | |
 | Renfrew county - 1821 - 542 pages
...t.'Afinu'rality, embarked for Bcrmux!e, tut not rinding the Mtu:-tim And when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay, where...steep The flesh with blistering dew ! And near him the she -wolf stirr'd the brake, And the copper-snake brcath'd in his ear, Till he starting, cried, from... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 344 pages
...Through many a fen, where the serpent feeds, And man never trod before ! And when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay where...flesh with blistering dew ! And near him the she-wolf stirr'd the brake, And the copper-snake breathed in his ear, Till he starting cried, from his dream... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1823 - 348 pages
...Through many a fen, where the serpent feeds, And man never trod before ! And when on the earth lie sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay where...with blistering dew ! • And near him the she-wolf stirr'd the brake, And the copper-^snake breathed in his ear, Till he starting cried, from his dream... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 340 pages
...Thro' many a fen, where the serpent feeds. And man never trod before ! And, when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He lay, where...flesh with blistering dew ! And near him the she-wolf stirr'd the brake; And the copper-snake breath'd in his ear, Till he starting cried from his dream... | |
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Away to the Dismal Swamp he speeds — His path was rugged and sore, Through tangled juniper, beds of reeds, Through many a fen, where the serpent feeds, And man never trod before. And when on the earth he sunk to sleep, If slumber his eyelids knew, He... 
