 | 1854 - 576 pages
...arm ! 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... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pages
...festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; 124 And when they smiled because he deem'd it near His heart more truly knew that peal too well...He rush'd into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell ! Ah ! then and there was hurrying to and fro, And gathering tears, and tremblings of distress,... | |
 | Honor, Thomas Campbell - 1856 - 108 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... | |
 | Honor - 1856 - 94 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... | |
 | John Daniel Morell - 1857 - 70 pages
...the festival, And caujht its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deem d it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well...He rush'd into the field, and, foremost fighting, fell ! Where barbarous hordes on Scythian mountains roani, Truth, Mercy, Freedom, yet shall find a... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pages
...before! Arm! arm! it is—it is the cannon's opening roar! Within a windowed niche of that high hall, Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That...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... | |
 | James Caughey - 1857 - 444 pages
...before! Arm! Arm! it is—it is—the cannon's opening roar! Within a windowM 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... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...Arm ! arm ! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar ! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That...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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1857 - 444 pages
...is, it is the cannon's opening roar ! TUBAL CAIN. 377 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... | |
 | Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 pages
...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...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... | |
| |
... 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... 
