 | James Montgomery - English poetry - 1806 - 186 pages
...on high, Viflory well the fignal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of FRANCE o'erthrew. But the horrors of that fight, Were the weeping MUSE...cleave the womb of night, And awake the dead that fell ! Cafh'd with honourable fcarsj Low in Glory's lap they lie : Though they fell, they fell like ftars,... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...high ; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his av\fui eye, And the force of France o'erthrew. But the horrors of that fight, Were the weeping Muse...Gash'd with honourable scars, Low in glory's lap they he ; Though they fell, they fell hke stars, Streaming splendour through the sky. Yet shall memory mourn... | |
 | James Montgomery - Switzerland - 1813 - 192 pages
...high ; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of FRANCE overthrew. But the horrors of that fight, Were the weeping MUSE to tell ; 0 'twould cleave the womb of night, And awake the dead that fell ! Gash'd with honourable scars,... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1821 - 294 pages
...high ; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of FRANCE o'erthrew. But the horrors of that fight, Were the weeping MUSE...awake the dead that fell ! Gash'd with honourable soars, Low in Glory's lap they lie : Though they fell, they fell like start, Streaming splendour through... | |
 | James Montgomery - English poetry - 1825 - 232 pages
...well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of Fiance o'erthrew. But the horrours of that fight, Were the weeping Muse to tell ; O 'twould...dead that fell ! Gash'd with honourable scars, Low ia Glory's lap they lie : Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendour through the sky... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1830 - 514 pages
...high ; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of France o'erthrew. But the horrors of that fight Were the weeping Muse to tell, Oh 'twould cleave the womb of night, And awake the dead that fell ! Geeh'd with honorable scars, Low... | |
 | English poetry - 1836 - 514 pages
...tell, Oh Ч would cleiwe the womb of night, And awoke (lie dead iliat fell! Gash'd with honorable scan. Low in Glory's lap they lie; Though they fell, they fell like star«. Streaming splendor through the iky. Yet shall Memory mourn that day, When, with expectation... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1839 - 510 pages
...force of Franco o'crthrew. But the horrors of that fight Were the weeping Muse to tell, Oh 't would cleave the womb of night, And awake the dead that fell ! Gash'd with honorable scars, Low in Glory's lap they lie ; Though they fell, they fell like stars, Streaming splendor... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - English poetry - 1843 - 516 pages
...on high; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, Ami the force of France o'erthrew. But the horrors of that fight Were the weeping Muse to tell, Oh 'twould cleave the womb of night. And awoke the dead that fell! Gash'd with honorable scars. Low... | |
 | James Montgomery - 1845 - 522 pages
...high ; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of FRANCE o'erthrew. But the horrors of that fight, Were the weeping MUSE to tell, Oh 'twould cleave the womb of night, And awake the dead that fell ! Gash'd with honourable scars, Low... | |
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Twas the Herald of the Tomb, And the HERO felt the call — Felt — and raised his arm on high ; Victory well the signal knew, Darted from his awful eye, And the force of FRANCE o'erthrew. 
