 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...4. In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volly'd thunder flew : — Oh ! bloodiest picture in the " Book of Time," Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime ; Found not a gen'rous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropp'd from her nerveless... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...alarm! — In vam, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! From rank to rank your volley'd thunder flew: — Oh bloodiest picture in the Book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime : Found not a gen'rous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropp'd from her nerveless... | |
 | Criticism - 1864 - 752 pages
...in her woe. Dropped from her nerveless grasp the uplifted spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high career ; Hope for a season bade the world farewell, And Freedom shrieked as Kosciusko fell !" — Campbell. failure was lamented as a misfortune to humanity, a fatal... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1844 - 1156 pages
...nations at the fall of Jerusalem. The poet has celebrated these events in the immortal lines, — " Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell,...in her woe ! Dropp'd from her nerveless grasp the shntter'd spear, Closed her bright eye, and curb'd her high career; — Hope, for a season, bade the... | |
 | Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 pages
...alarm ! In vain — alas ! in vain ye g.illant few ! From rank to rank your vollied thunder new : O ! bloodiest picture in the book of time, Sarmatia fell,...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropt from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear. Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high career... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1844 - 370 pages
...alarm ! In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few, From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew; Oh, bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell,...pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her wo ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp, the shattered spear, Closed her bright eye, and curbed her high... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...Poland, the poet kindled up into a strain of noble indignant zeal and prophet-like inspiration. Oh, your strength !' ' Hold,' says the farmer, ' not so fast ! I have been lame these four «run, nor mercy in her wo ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered s'pcar, Closed her bright... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 444 pages
...25 In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew :— Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell,...crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, 30 Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe ! Dropped from her nerveless grasp the shattered spear... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1844 - 318 pages
...bloodiest picture in the Book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime : Found not a gen'rous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy...Dropp'd from her nerveless grasp the shatter'd spear, Clos'd her bright eye, and curb'd her high career; Hope, for a season, bade the world farewell: And... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Rogers, Mark Akenside - English poetry - 1844 - 206 pages
...crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe! Dropt from her nerveless grasp the shatter'd spear, Closed her bright eye, and curb'd her high care«r!— Hope, for a season, bade the world farewell, And Freedom shriek'd—as KOSCIDSKO fell.... | |
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Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time Sarmatia fell unwept, without a crime ; Found not a generous friend, a pitying foe, Strength in her arms, nor mercy in her woe... 
