To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet. But hark ! — that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat ; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm ! arm ! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar. " Within... Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: A Romaunt - Page 127by George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1854 - 339 pagesFull view - About this book
| Tobias Smollett - Books - 1816 - 674 pages
...marriage-bell ; But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell ! * ** " Within a windowed nirhe of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain...His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell: He rush'd... | |
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...before ! Arm ! Arm, it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar ! Witfein a windowed niche of ihat high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did...festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic car ; Macpherjon, Printer, Russell Court, Covent Garden. And when they smiled because he deem'd it... | |
| English literature - 1816 - 692 pages
...a rising knell! * * • Soft eyes look'd love to eyes which spake again, " Within a windowed nirhe of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst tile festival, And caught its' tone with Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deem'd... | |
| English literature - 1817 - 552 pages
...Arm ! Arm ! it is— it is the cannon's opening roar ! Within a windowed niche ofthat high hall .Bate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...well Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell ; [fell. Herush'd into the field, and foremost fighting... | |
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| English literature - 1817 - 590 pages
...Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught it's tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled...His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell : He rush'd... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1819 - 466 pages
...it is— it is— the cannon's opening roar! XXIII. Within a windowed niche of that high hall S*te Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he desm'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which slrctch'd his father on a bloody... | |
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...deadlier than before ! Arm ! Arm ! it is. — it is— the cannon's opening roar ! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain...well Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And rous'd the vengeance blood alone could quell : He rushed into the field, and foremost fighting,... | |
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..., deadlier than before! Arm! Arm! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the ßrst amidst the festival, And caught its tone wuh Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because... | |
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