 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 - Pagina 4481830Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 pagina’s
...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 flushed To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1854 - 436 pagina’s
..."Battle of the Baltic," illustrates this fact in these remarkable lines : " As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. ' Hearts of oak ! ' our captain cried, and each gun, From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 pagina’s
...battle flew On the lofty British line: It was ten of April mom 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 flushed To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1861 - 444 pagina’s
...his "Battle of tha Baltic," illustrates this fact in these remarkable lines: As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. • Hearts of oak ! ' our captain cried, »nd each gun, From its adamantine lips, OBJECTS OF TASTE.... | |
 | Honor - 1856 - 94 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Honor, Thomas Campbell - 1856 - 108 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pagina’s
...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 0 er the... | |
 | Charles Rogers - 1856 - 394 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1856 - 794 pagina’s
...and simple description of the British fleet bearing up to close action : " As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ! And the boldest held his breaih For a time. — " — p. 109. The description of the battle itself (though it begins with a... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pagina’s
...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... | |
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