And there was mounting in hot haste ; the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed And swiftly forming in the ranks of war ; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar ; And near, the beat of the alarming... Time's Telescope - Page 1601824Full view - About this book
| Mark Adkin - History - 2001 - 504 pages
...the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While throng'd the citizen with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips - The foe! They come! They come!' Lord Byron General Situation in Europe - March 1815 When Napoleon abdicated on 6 April 1814 and was... | |
| André De Vries - History - 2003 - 282 pages
...ranks of war; And the deep thunderpeal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While thronged...with white lips — "The foe! They come! They come!" The Duchess of Richmond was concerned about whether her ball could go ahead, but the Duke of Wellington... | |
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