 Lord Marmion turned, — well was his need! — And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the archway sprung; The ponderous grate behind him rung: To pass there was such scanty room, The b'ars, descending, razed his plume.  The North American Review - Page 208edited by - 1856Full view - About this book
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...grate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim. And when Lord Marmion reached... | |
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...grate behind him rung: To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim : And when Lord Marmion reached... | |
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...grate behind him rung: To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim : And when Lord Marmion reach'd... | |
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...grate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the draw-bridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim : And when Lord Marmion rcach'd... | |
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...gate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim : And when Lord Marmion reach'd... | |
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...ponderous grate behind him rung: To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim. And when Lord Marmion reached... | |
 | George Willson - Elocution - 1840 - 298 pages
...grate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, grazed his plume. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's level brim. And when Lord Marmion reached... | |
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...grate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise; Nor lighter does the swallow skim Alonir the smooth lake's level brim : a Arid when Lord Marmion reach'd... | |
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