 | Moses Severance - 1832 - 312 pages
...Arm! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar ! 3. Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deetn'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretch'd his father on a bloody... | |
 | James Hedderwick - 1833 - 232 pages
...Arm! Arm! it is! — it is! — the cannon's opening roar! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That...death's prophetic ear: And 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... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1835 - 414 pages
...appropriated and removed to Paris the monument of Victory, 1[ " Within a window'd niche of that high li:-H Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain : he did hear That...Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart inure truly knew that peal too well, Which streti-h'd his Father on a bloody... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 414 pages
...appropriated and removed to Paris the monument of Victory, 1 [ " Within a window'd niche of that hijfh hnll Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain : he did hear That...Death's prophetic ear; And 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... | |
 | Moses Severance - 1835 - 314 pages
...festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deeiri'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well,...roused the vengeance blood alone could quell : He msh'd into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell. 4. Ah! then and there was hurrying to and fro,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 356 pages
...popular error of the Duke of Wellington having been XXI. Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That...Death's prophetic ear ; And 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... | |
 | 1836 - 362 pages
...! it is ! — it is ! — the cannon's opening roar ! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound...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... | |
 | William Graham (teacher of elocution.) - 1837 - 370 pages
...arm ! it is ! — it is ! — the cannon's opening roar ! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That...Death's prophetic ear : And 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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 356 pages
...! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar ! XXIII. Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That...Death's prophetic ear; And 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... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1837 - 352 pages
...! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar ! xxIII. Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That...with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled hecause he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his father... | |
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... Pleasure meet To chase the glowing hours with flying feet — But, hark! — that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat ; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm! Arm! it is — it is — the cannon's opening... 
