 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1905 - 872 Seiten
...We may fitly borrow for Nelson Tennyson's lines for the most famous of British soldiers : O fal1'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew 1 Trafalgar, it may be added, was a French defeat ; but in no other sea battle ever fought does French... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1904 - 872 Seiten
...fellowmen.' The words that Tennyson wrote of Wellington are equally applicable to General Grant : he was a ' tower of strength which stood four-square to all the winds that blew.' It is now sixty years since I saw the illustrious soldier take the highest jump recorded in military... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1861 - 364 Seiten
...men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to true occasion true, O fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood foursquare to all the winds that blew ! Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World- victor's victor... | |
 | Thomas Thomason Perowne - 1861 - 392 Seiten
...which all men knew; O voice from which their omens all men drew; O iron nerve, to true occasion true; 0 fallen at length That tower of strength, Which stood foursquare to all the winds that blewl On his difficulty with colloquial Tamil Mr Meadows also observes, He was slightly deaf of one... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1863 - 468 Seiten
...men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to true occasion true, O fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the wmds that blew ! Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World-... | |
 | 1865 - 398 Seiten
...as the greatest only are, In his simplicity, sublime. O voice, from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve, to true occasion true, O fallen at length that tower of strength, Which stood four square to all the winds that blew. His life was work, his language rife With rugged maxims hewn... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1866 - 734 Seiten
...men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to true occasion true. O fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew ! Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World-victor's victor... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1868 - 520 Seiten
...men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to true occasion true, O fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew ! Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World-victor's victor... | |
 | American Association for the Advancement of Science - 1869 - 432 Seiten
...leader. He stood like a rock, upon which the storm beat in vain. " O iron nerve, to true occasion true I O fallen, at length, that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew I " It will forever be among my most precious memories that in that time of trial, it was my privilege... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1869 - 658 Seiten
...men knew, O voice from which their omens all men drew, O iron nerve to true occasion true, O fall'n at length that tower of strength Which stood four-square to all the winds that blew I Such was he whom we deplore. The long self-sacrifice of life is o'er. The great World-victor's victor... | |
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Foremost captain of his time, Rich in saving common-sense, And, as the greatest only are, In his simplicity sublime. 
