Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Seite 4481830Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| United States. Army service schools, Fort Leavenworth - 1912 - 298 Seiten
...Campbell in his description of the battle of the Baltic. "As their war steeds went surging on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath Fora time." But hark! what mean those shouts that come rolling down the line? "Port Donelson is ours!"... | |
| Elizabeth Lee - 1913 - 272 Seiten
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| Ernest Rhys - 1913 - 410 Seiten
...battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time." Campbell was the poetic leader of a troop of versemen of some energy, who used rhetoric freely, and... | |
| John Lang - 1913 - 468 Seiten
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| Huguenot Society of London - 1914 - 660 Seiten
...battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath For a time. Now joy, old England, raise ! For the tidings of thy might, By the festal cities' blaze. While the... | |
| William Henry Hudson - 1914 - 362 Seiten
...battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath. For a time. — in. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
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