. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . eAttempts: another pale and trembling now lie breathless, each by varied wounds;One sole remaining, whom the mother shields,Wrapt in her vest; her body oer her flung,Exclaiming,— Leave me this, my youngest,—last,Least of my mighty numbers,—one alone! But while she prays, the damsel prayed for dies. Of all deprived, the solitary the lifeless bodies of her sons,Her daughters, and her spouse, by sorrows hardened: no light gale her tresses moves;No blood her reddened cheeks contain; her
. The literature of all nations and all ages; history, character, and incident . eAttempts: another pale and trembling now lie breathless, each by varied wounds;One sole remaining, whom the mother shields,Wrapt in her vest; her body oer her flung,Exclaiming,— Leave me this, my youngest,—last,Least of my mighty numbers,—one alone! But while she prays, the damsel prayed for dies. Of all deprived, the solitary the lifeless bodies of her sons,Her daughters, and her spouse, by sorrows hardened: no light gale her tresses moves;No blood her reddened cheeks contain; her eyesMotionless glare upon her mournful face;Life quits the statue: even her tongue congealsWithin her stony palate; vital floodsCease in her veins to flow; her neck to bowResists; her arms to move in graceful guise;Her feet to step; and even to stone are turnedHer inmost bowels. Still to weep she in a furious whirlwind, distant farHer natal soil receives her. There fixed highOn a hills utmost summit, still she melts;Still does the rigid marble flow in COPYRIGHT, 1900
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