 Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew...  The Quarterly Review - Page 1951817Full view - About this book
 | Truman Rickard, Hiram Orcutt - English language - 1850 - 130 pages
...festival, 4 And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell : He rushed... | |
 | George Croly - English poetry - 1850 - 442 pages
...the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone would quell: He rushed... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - English poetry - 1851 - 352 pages
...Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled...father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone,could quell : He rush'd into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell. XXIV. Ah ! then and there... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...the first amid the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smil'd because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew...well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And rous'd the vengeance blood alone could quell : He rush'd into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And, when they smiled...bier,* And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell : lie rush'd into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell. Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...they smiled beeause he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell. He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell. Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 568 pages
...the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell. He rushed... | |
 | 1882 - 958 pages
...the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well...stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And roused that vengeance blood alone could quell, He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell ! FLOWERS... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1817 - 862 pages
...Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled...rush'd into the field, and, foremost, fighting, fell. Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress, And cheeks... | |
 | English literature - 1816 - 592 pages
...festival, And caught it's tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deetn'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well...vengeance blood alone could quell : He rush'd into tbe field, and, foremost fighting, fell. XXIV. * Ah? then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering... | |
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