And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall... English Poetry (1170-1892) - Page 364by John Matthews Manly - 1907 - 580 pagesFull view - About this book
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears ! And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought... | |
| General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...The stirring memory of a thousand years ; Anil Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears ! And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in Beauty's circle proudly gay ; The midnight brought... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...memory of a thousand years ; And Evan's, Donald's3 fame, rings in each clansman's ears. And Ardennes4 waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's...burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last eve in beauty's circle proudly gay, The midnight brought... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...The stirring memory of a thousand years, [ears! And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy,...fiery mass Of living valour rolling on the foe, [and low. And burning with high hope,, shall moulder cold Last noon beheld them full of lusty life, Last... | |
| William Draper Swan - American literature - 1845 - 482 pages
...instils The stirring memory of a thousand years; And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears! And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valor, rolling on the foe, And burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low ! Last noon beheld... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...The stirring memory of a thousand years, And Evan's, Donald's fame rings in each clansman's ears ! And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valor, rolling on the foe ' And burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. Last noon beheld... | |
| Jesse Olney - Elocution - 1845 - 348 pages
...citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering with white lips — " The foe ! They come ! they come !" 5. And Ardennes* waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valor rolling on the foe, And burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low. 6. Last noon beheld... | |
| James Edward Murdoch, William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 374 pages
...flow thy tides o'er manhood's noble brow, O'er youth's bright locks, and beauty's flowery crown." 2. " And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when that fiery mass Of living valor, rolling on the foe, And burning with high hope, shall moulder cold... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - Europe - 1845 - 674 pages
...troops through it, on their way to the battle, is described by him in these beautiful lines: — " Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with...grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In iu next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope,... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 682 pages
...peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Rous'd up the soldier ere the morning star." " And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy...burning with high hope, shall moulder cold and low." After some brief commemoration of the worth and valour that fell in that bloody field, the author turns... | |
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