 And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming...  The Ladies' Companion - Page 111865Full view - About this book
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near the beat of the alarming drum,...Roused up the soldier ere the morning star ; While thronged the citizens, with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips — " The foe ! they come,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war, And the deep thunder, peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum...Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb Or whispering with white lips — " The foe! They come. They... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused by the soldier ere the morning star ; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering,... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning-star ; While throng'd the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips, " The... | |
 | English literature - 1841 - 608 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in thu ranks of war, And flic deep thunder peal on peal afar, And near the beat of the alarming drum....Roused up the soldier ere the morning star. While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering with white lips—" The foe ! they come, they... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1841 - 316 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war; And the deep thunder, peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere tlie morning star; While throng'd the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering with white lips —... | |
 | Asia - 1842 - 730 pages
...sleep, and I never reposed more tranquilly than on this night ; but ^—^— the deep thunder, peal on peal afar, And near, the beat of the alarming drum, Roused up the soldier ere the morning star. Thus, at this juncture, was every day ushered in by the batteries on either side thundering defiance... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers - 1843 - 524 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming...Roused up the soldier ere the morning star ; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering with white lips — " The foe ! they come ! they... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder, peal on peal, afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier, e'er the morning star ; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Qr whispering with white lips... | |
 | William Bentley Fowle - Recitations - 1844 - 302 pages
...pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar : And near, the beat of the alarming...Roused up the soldier ere the morning star ; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips — " The foe ! they come !... | |
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