 | United States - 1838 - 456 pages
...forms in moonshine showed, Wild from their native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swelled on the...axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain. Bursting through roof and window came, Red, fast and fierce, the kindled flame, And blended fire... | |
 | United States - 1838 - 458 pages
...forms in moonshine showed, Wild from their native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swelled on the...axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain. Bursting through roof and window came, Red, fast and fierce, the kindled flame, And blended fire... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1840 - 328 pages
...With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night-air far and clear : Then smote the Indian tomahawk On...axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain ; Bursting through roof and window came, Red, fast and fierce, the kindled flame ; And blended... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1842 - 638 pages
...the summer-flowers ! In the locks thy forehead gracing, A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night air, far and clear — Then smote the...axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain — Bursting through roof and window came, Red, fast, and fieree, the kindled flame; And blended... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 558 pages
...painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night air, fur and clear — Then smote the Indian tomahawk On crashing...axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain — Bursting through roof and window came, Red, fast, and fierce, the kindled flame; And blended... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 280 pages
...native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night air, far and clear — Then smote the...— and then The shrill death-scream of stricken men — • PENTUCKET. 155 Sunk the red axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain — Bursting... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1843 - 278 pages
...native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night air, far and clear— Then smote the...lock — Then rang the rifle-shot — and then The shri}l death-scream of stricken men — t PENTUCKET. 155 Sunk the red axe in woman's brain, And childhood's... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - History - 1850 - 408 pages
...native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night air, far and clear — Then smote the...— and then The shrill death-scream of stricken men — Sank the red axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain — Bursting through roof... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - American poetry - 1852 - 588 pages
...native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Sw'ell'd on the night air, far and clear — Then smote the...axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain — Bursting through roof and window came, Red, fast, and fierce, the kindled flame; And blended... | |
 | John Greenleaf Whittier - American poetry - 1855 - 436 pages
...native wilderness, With painted limbs and battle-dress ! A yell, the dead might wake to hear, Swell'd on the night air, far and clear — Then smote the...— and then The shrill death-scream of stricken men — Sank the red axe in woman's brain, And childhood's cry arose in vain — Bursting through roof... | |
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A yell the dead might wake to hear Swelled on the night air, far and clear, — Then smote the Indian tomahawk On crashing door and shattering lock, — Then rang the rifle-shot, — and then The shrill death-scream of stricken men, — Sank the red axe... 
