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And the tents were all silent, the banners alone, The lances unlifted, the trumpet unblown. And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail, And the idols a
by Brakenshire 13y ago
And the tents were all silent,
the banners alone,
The lances unlifted,
the trumpet unblown.
And the widows of Ashur are loud in their wail,
And the idols are broke in the temple of Baal;
And the might of the Gentile, unsmote by the sword,
Hath melted like snow in the glance of the Lord.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Destruction_of_Sennacherib#The_poem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Destruction_of_Sennacherib...
- nickthemagicman 13y agoBeautiful thanks!
- virtualwhys 13y agoReminds of the recounting of the fallen angels in Paradise Lost. Rather than face the awesome wrath of Jesus/God miffed, the to-be-fallen angels into the abyss, drift (well, really, leap in terror, but that doesn't work so well).
- 6d0debc071 13y agoNot how they told it to themselves at least, IRRC ^^; Him the Almighty Power Hurled headlong flaming from th' ethereal sky With hideous ruin and combustion down To bottomless perdition, there to dwell In adamantine chains and penal fire, Who durst defy th' Omnipotent to arms. [...] What though the field be lost? All is not lost; th’ unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And courage never to submit or yield. [...] Here at least we shall be free; the Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure, and in my choice to reign is worth ambition though in Hell: Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heaven.
- virtualwhys 13y agoThanks for the refresher. If any book will make one a Christian, Paradise Lost is probably it ;-)