| William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 Seiten
...broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times their (To an officer.) I would speak with them ! (The,...goes.) Now, Hope ! away, — and welcome gallant Death — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They close in clouds... | |
| Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 Seiten
...broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing'come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They... | |
| James Booth (head master of the Caledonian schools, Liverpool) - 1881 - 232 Seiten
...broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close — They close, in clouds... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 474 Seiten
...broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced theirmarch ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They close, in... | |
| Thomas J. Livesey - 1882 - 232 Seiten
...they broke; Nor martial shout nor minstrel tone Announced their march; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close— They close in clouds... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 684 Seiten
...Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; theit tread alone, At times one warnmg trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England,...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon -point they clu.-e. — They close, in... | |
| Historical ballads - 1882 - 308 Seiten
...3 In great rolls. Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes Until at weapon-point they close. They close in clouds... | |
| Geography reading books - 1882 - 276 Seiten
...and the English were drawn up in good order, at last they came : ' Their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rushing come.' And here is the end : — ' Day dawns upon the mountain... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 182 Seiten
...broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They close, in... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 184 Seiten
...broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They close, in... | |
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