 The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — "Stanley!" was the cry; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his glazing eye: With dying hand, above his head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted...  The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Page 149by Walter Scott - 1900 - 582 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's parting seen, But never aught...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge! On, Stanley, on!",... Were the last words of Marmion. XXXIV. By this,... | |
 | 1808 - 596 pages
...Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's parting seen, But never aught...eye : With dying hand, above his head He shook the. fragnjent of his blade, And shouted '< Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ) On, Stanley, on !"•... | |
 | 1808 - 416 pages
...— his anguish is finely described — a priest exhorts him to repentance ; just at this moment " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted ' Victory ! — ' Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !' Were the last words of Marmion." P. 366. No painter,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...reproachful stanzas in his ear, and is deaf to the consolations or hopes of religion. All at once " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !". . . . Were the last words of Marmion." p. 366.... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...reproachful stanzas in his .ear, and is deaf to the consolations or hopes of religion. AH at once " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !". . . . Were the last words of Marmion." p. 366.... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's parting seen, But never aught...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !" . . . Were the last words of Marmion. CANTO vi.... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...sign Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been And many a sinner's parting seen, But never aught...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on ."' Were the last words of Marmion. Ode to Buonaparte,... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's parting seen, But never aught...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! " Charge, Chesterj charge ! On, Stanley, on !" Were the last words of Marmion. Walter Scott. 20.... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...this." The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering- swelTd the gale, And—STANLEY h was the cry;—» A light on Marmion's- visage spread....shook the fragment of his blade> And shouted " Victory !— " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !" . . . Were the last words of Marmion. XXXIII. By... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
..." But never aught like this." — The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swell'd the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — XXXIII. By this, though deep the evening fell, Still rose the battle's deadly swell, For still... | |
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