 | History - 1810 - 928 pages
...Had fortune my lait hope betrayed, This packet, to the king conveyed, .• • i -. ;, Had giren him to the headsman's stroke,-, Although my heart that...or come he fast, It is but Death who comes at last. ' ' » . '¡A " Yet dread me, from my living tomb, Ye vassal slaves of bloody Rome ! If Mannion's late... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1810 - 960 pages
...wed with Marmioo. Had fortune my last hope betrayed, This packet, to the king conveyed, Had given him to the headsman's stroke, Although my heart that instant...broke.— Now, men of death, work forth your will, For 1 can suffer, and be still ; And come he slow, or come he fast, It is but Death who comes at last.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...the king conveyed, Had given him to the headman's stroke, Although my heart that instant hroke. — Now, men of death, work forth your will, For I can suffer, and he still ; And come he slow, or come he fast, It is hut Death who comes at last. XXXI. " Yet dread... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1820 - 958 pages
...wed with Marmion. Had fortune my last hope betrayed, This packet, to the king conveyed, Had given him to the headsman's stroke, Although my heart that instant...or come he fast, It is but Death who comes at last. • " Yet dread me, from my living tomb, Ye vassal slaves of bloody Rome ! If Marmion's late remorse... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...Marmion. '* Had fortune my last hope betray'd, " This packet, to the King convey'd, " Had given him to the headsman's stroke, " Although my heart that...bloody Rome! " If Marmion's late remorse should wake, i " Full soon such vengeance will he take, " That you shall wish the fiery Dane " Had rather been your... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...Mannion. " Had fortune my last hope betray'd, " This packet, to the King convey'd, " Had given him to the headsman's stroke, " Although my heart that...living tomb, " Ye vassal slaves of bloody Rome ! " If Mansion's late remorse should wake, " Full soon such vengeance will he take, " That you shall wish... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pages
...wed with Marmion. Had fortune my last hope betray'd, This packet, to the king convey'd, Had given him to the headsman's stroke, Although my heart that instant...broke. — Now, men of death, work forth your will, For 1 can suffer and be still ; And come he slow, or come he fast, It is but Death who comes at last. XXXI.... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - Children's poetry - 1828 - 408 pages
...in heaven should be. But ill the dastard kept his oath, Whose cowardice has undone us both. ******* Now men of death work forth your will, For I can suffer and be still ; And come he slow or cotrie he fast, It is but death who comes at last. Yet dread me from my living tomb, Ye vassal slaves... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scottish poetry - 1831 - 582 pages
...king convey 'd, Had given him to the headsman's stroke, Although my heart that instant broke.— .Vow, men of death, work forth your will, For I can suffer,...and be still ; And, come he slow, or come he fast, li is but Death who comes at last. XXXI. • Vet dread me, from my living tomb, Te rassal slaves of... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Great Britain - 1835 - 838 pages
...victim, pale, but dauntless, make her dying speech, and denounce their hypocritical cruelty : — « Now, men of death, work forth your will ; For I can...come he slow, or come he fast, It is but Death who conies at last. " Yet dread me from my living tomb, Ve vassal slaves of bloody Rome 1 » • '" •... | |
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Had given him to the headsman's stroke, Although my heart that instant broke. — Now, men of death, work forth your will, For I can suffer, and be still ; And come he slow, or come he fast, It is but Death who comes at last. 
