Showed many a prophet, and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed ; Full in the midst, his Cross of Red Triumphant Michael brandished, And trampled the Apostate's pride. The moon-beam kissed the holy pane, And threw on the pavement a bloody stain. The Book of Table-talk - Page 34by Charles MacFarlane - 1836Full view - About this book
| George Oliver - Lincolnshire (England) - 1846 - 226 pages
...derived from the spiritual soul. The Monks were hypocrites using religion to deceive the church." 3 The silver light so pale and faint Showed many a prophet...midst, his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished, And trampled the Apostate's pride, The moonbeam kissed the holy pane, And threw on the pavement a bloody... | |
| Great Britain - 1847 - 582 pages
...a spell, when the work was done. And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pa'e and faint. Showed many a prophet, and many a saint,...midst his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished And trampled the Apostate's pride. The moonbeam kissed the holy pane. And threw on the pavement a btoody... | |
| Jean Froissart - Great Britain - 1847 - 378 pages
...And changed the willow-wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Showed many a prophet, many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed. Full...midst, his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished, And trampled the Apostate's pride. The moonbeam kissed the holy pane, And threw on the pavement a bloody... | |
| Electronic journals - 1898 - 712 pages
...fanciful than true. The passage deserves quotation :— The silver light, so pale and faint, Shew'd many a prophet and many a saint, Whose image on the...midst, his Cross of Red Triumphant Michael brandished And trampled the Apostate's pride. The moonbeam kiss'd the holy iiane. And threw on the pavement a... | |
| Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Shewed many a prophet, and many a saint, Whose image on the...glass was dyed ; Full in the midst, his Cross of Red which the arches spring, usually cut high altar. 1 Fleur-de-lys, the common Iris. however, of their... | |
| George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...tracery combined ; Thou wouldst have thought some fairy's baud 'Twist poplars straight the ozier wand, The silver light so pale and faint, Showed many a prophet, and many a (mint, Whose image on the glass was dyed ; Full in the midst his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished... | |
| Joseph Foulkes Winks - 1836 - 690 pages
...had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Showed many a...the glass was dyed ; Full in the midst, his Cross of Bed Triumphant, Michael brandished, And trampled the Apostate's pride ; The moonoeam kissed the holy... | |
| Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow wreaths to stone. e me — Rise, 0 ever rise ; Rise, like a cloud of...from the earth I Thou kingly spirit throned among J Full in the midst, his cross of red Triumphant Michael brandished, And trampled the apostate's pride.... | |
| January Searle - Lincolnshire (England) - 1851 - 226 pages
...sensations of religious awe, inspired amidst the solemn grandeur of the temple, where " The silvery light so pale and faint, Showed many a prophet and many a saint, Whose image on the glass was dyed." NOTE V. LITTLEBOROUGH'S ROMAN FERRY. A little above Gainsborough, at the town called Marton, Mr. Foxcroft... | |
| Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 pages
...had twined ; Then framed a spell, when the work was done, And changed the willow- wreaths to stone. The silver light, so pale and faint, Showed many a...midst, his Cross of Red Triumphant Michael brandished, And trampled the Apostate's pride. The moon-beam kissed the holy pane, And threw on the pavement a... | |
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