Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday light, Rank behind rank, like surges bright Of a broad sea of gold. Four hundred trumpets sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measured tread, And... Lays of Ancient Rome: With Ivry and The Armada - Seite 51von Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1870 - 167 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 Seiten
...crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below, Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold. Came flashing back the noonday...host with measured tread, And spears advanced, and en.'igns spread. Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head. Where stow! the dauntless three. The three... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 Seiten
...crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. 35. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. 36. The Three stood calm and silent And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 108 Seiten
...back the euemy from passing the bridge till it can be hewn down.] Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all the... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 Seiten
...crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and... | |
| Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 Seiten
...crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loos'd the props below. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came, flashing back the noonday...sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measur'd tread, And spears advanc'd, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 Seiten
...crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and... | |
| Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 Seiten
...back the enemy from passing the bridge till it can be hewn down.] Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday light, Rank behind rank, like surges bright A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread,... | |
| 1850 - 608 Seiten
...reflected on the bosom of the dark blue sea. But not only has blue steel turned golden, but •• — that great host, with measured tread. And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowiy towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three." Here an army which comes... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 354 Seiten
...the planks above, And loosed the props below. VOL. IV. — 25 35. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roiled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. 36. The Three stood calm... | |
| Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1856 - 384 Seiten
...I have heard a voice that cries aloud, Home, home, Comnenus ! 578. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Eight glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measur'd tread, And spears advanc'd, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where... | |
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