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
| Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 Seiten
...battle fl 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 of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the... | |
| Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 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. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the... | |
| Charles Richard Weld - 1859 - 454 Seiten
...lost for ever, for his companions were unable to render him the slightest assistance. " As he drifted on his path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time." Bracing my nerves, I resumed my slippery walk, taking care to hold my guide's hand, and resting occasionally.... | |
| Thomas Campbell - 1859 - 578 Seiten
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| 1859 - 782 Seiten
...not himself, skirrs down the ice, and over the edge into space ; well may he say with Campbell— " There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time." He continues the ascent, being sufficiently recovered to observe and very well to describe what he... | |
| 1860 - 894 Seiten
...Like leviathans afloat On the brine. It was ten of Sunday 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. Ere я first and fatal sound Shook the flood ; Each Dane looked out that day, Like the red wolf on... | |
| Charles Mackay - 1851 - 338 Seiten
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| John Connery - 1861 - 416 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. — But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 Seiten
...bnttle 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 of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
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