| Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pagina’s
...And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm ! arm! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's...death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretched his father on a bloody... | |
| Moses Severance - 1840 - 314 pagina’s
...echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm ! Arm! it is—it is—the cannon's opening roar ! 2. But hush ! hark ! a deep sound strikes...when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance... | |
| 1840 - 378 pagina’s
...window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amid the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic...when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance... | |
| 1840 - 452 pagina’s
...Sat Brunswick's fisted chieftain; he did hear That sound tine first amidst the festival, And caurght its tone with death's prophetic ear: And when they smiled because he deemed it a His heart more truly knew that peal too well srnm.;,.m ..u..¿,,.hs.5 hc¿ fnthmsr on a... | |
| Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pagina’s
...opening roar-.! | Within a window'd niche of that high hall, | Sate Brunswick's fa ted chief tain; he did hear , That sound the first ' , amidst the...tone with Death's prophetic ear,; | And, when they smil'd, because he deem'd it near, | His heart more truly knew that peal too well ' , | Which stretch'd... | |
| George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1842 - 866 pagina’s
...it is—it is—the cannon's opening roar I XXIII. Within a window'd niche of that high hall .Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretchVI his father on a bloody bier,' 7 And roused the vengeance... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1843 - 424 pagina’s
...on the 10th." —BOURRIENNE, torn, vii., p. 159. * " Within a window'd niche of that high hall, Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain: he did hear That sound...when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretch'd his Father on a bloody bier, And roust-d the Vengeance... | |
| 1843 - 576 pagina’s
...subject is borrowed from Byron's well-known lines : " Within a window'd niche of that high ball Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear"... The Duke of Brunswick is seen standing at an open window in the posi" tion of one listening intently... | |
| Quaver - 1844 - 552 pagina’s
...Arm! arm ! it is!—it is! the cannon's op'ning roar! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...when they smiled because he deem'd it near; His heart more truly knew'that peal too well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And rous'd the vengeance... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 110 pagina’s
...clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! arm! it is—it is—the cannon's opening roar! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amid the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he... | |
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