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THE FIELD OF TALAVERA . AWAKE , ye sons of Spain ! awake ! advance ! Lo ! Chivalry , your ancient goddess , cries ; But wields not , as of old , her thirsty lance , Nor shakes her crimson plumage in the skies : Now on the smoke of ...
THE FIELD OF TALAVERA . AWAKE , ye sons of Spain ! awake ! advance ! Lo ! Chivalry , your ancient goddess , cries ; But wields not , as of old , her thirsty lance , Nor shakes her crimson plumage in the skies : Now on the smoke of ...
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For me , on this field I peril all . Think that mine eye is upon you , wherever ye are . If a line waver or shrink , ye shall hear in the midst the voice of your king . Hold fast to your ranks . Remember , such among you as fought with ...
For me , on this field I peril all . Think that mine eye is upon you , wherever ye are . If a line waver or shrink , ye shall hear in the midst the voice of your king . Hold fast to your ranks . Remember , such among you as fought with ...
Page 458
Or thy gay smile and converse rendered sweeter ,I , who have thrice in the ensanguined field , When death seemed certain , only uttered- " Brother ! " And seen that form like lightning rush between Saladin and his foes , and that brave ...
Or thy gay smile and converse rendered sweeter ,I , who have thrice in the ensanguined field , When death seemed certain , only uttered- " Brother ! " And seen that form like lightning rush between Saladin and his foes , and that brave ...
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| Title | The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
| Author | Warren P. Edgarton |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Mason Brothers, 1860 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 May 2007 |
| Length | 502 pages |
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