| Lucy Aikin - Authors, English - 1843 - 276 pages
...In peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful...where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspir'd rcpuls'd one virtue to redeem her race. But thou, false guardian...of a charge too good, Thou, mean deserter of thy b rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he... | |
| William Beattie - Danube River - 1844 - 570 pages
...thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle...where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he... | |
| Archibald Alison - Great Britain - 1848 - 462 pages
...peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle...to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land — Such as of late o'er pale Britannia pass'd — Calm and serene... | |
| Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...thought the field of death surveyed. To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle...to rage. So when an angel by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past,) Calm and serene he... | |
| Abraham Mills - English literature - 1851 - 616 pages
...In peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspir'd repuls'd battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful...to rage. So when an angel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia pass'd, Calm and serene ho... | |
| English poetry - 1852 - 874 pages
...In peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspir'd dition, Swif@A * rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he... | |
| Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...thought the field of death survev'cl, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle...where to rage. So when an angel by Divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past,) Calm and serene he... | |
| Archibald Alison - Generals - 1852 - 518 pages
...thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle...to rage. So when an angel, by Divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land — Such us of late o'er pale Britannia past — Calm and serene... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1853 - 360 pages
...peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons lent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle...to rage. So when an angel by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land (Such as of late o'er pale Britannia passed), Calm and serene... | |
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