| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pagina’s
...Giv'st beauty to the sun, and pleasure to the day. THE BATTLE OF BLENHEIM. From The Campaign. But 0, my Muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle joined ! Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound, The victor's shouts and dying groans confound... | |
| Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 434 pagina’s
...fens nor floods can stop Britannia's bands, When her proud foe rang'd on their borders stands. But oh, my muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd 1 Methinks I hear the drums tumultuous sound, The victors' shout, and dying groans confound The dreadful... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1867 - 334 pagina’s
...certain stage, it was carried to Godolphin; and the last lines which he read were these: — "ButO, my muse! what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd? * "Addison usually studied all the morning; then met his party at Button's; dined there, and stayed... | |
| Kate Gordon (of Fyvie.) - 1868 - 246 pagina’s
...Stretch'd out in deep array and dreadful length, His heart dilates, and glories in his strength. But 0, my muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ?" 1. An ancient court of judicature. 2. A distinguished Queen of Prussia. 3. A typical designation.... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pagina’s
...a certain stage, it was carried to Godolphin ; and the last lines which he read were these : — " But, O my Muse ! what numbers wilt thou find To sing...sound The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; ask you either for my friend or for myself." — SWIFT to ADDISON (1717). SCOTT'S Swift. Vol. xix.... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...a certain stage, it was carried to Godolphin ; and the last lines which he read were these : — " But, O my Muse ! what numbers wilt thou find To sing...sound The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; ask you either for my friend or for myself." — SWIFT to ADDISON (1717). SCOTT'S Swift. Vol. xix.... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 414 pagina’s
...was carried to Godolphin ; and the last lines which he read were these : — " But, O my Muse l.what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops...sound The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; ask you either for myfriend or for myself." — SWIFT to ADDISON (1717). SCOTT'S Swift. Vol. xix.... | |
| William Makepeace Thackeray - 1869 - 410 pagina’s
...Godolphin ; and the last lines which he read were these : — " But, O my Muse ! what numbers wilt them find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ?...sound The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; ask you cither for my friend or for myself." — SWIFT to ADDISOX (1717). SCOTT'S Swift. Vol. \\xp... | |
| English poems - 1870 - 722 pagina’s
...Nor fens nor floods can stop Britannia's bands, When her proud foe ranged on their borders stands. But O, my muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing...victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; The dreadful bursts of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. .Twas then great Marlbro's... | |
| Henry William Dulcken - 1870 - 236 pagina’s
...alarm repeat : Gallia's proud standards, to Bavaria's join'd, Unfurl their gilded lilies in the wind. But, O my Muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ! Methinks I hearthedrums' tumultuous sound, The victors' shouts and dying groans confound; The dreadful burst of... | |
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