 | 1831 - 244 pages
...illustrations of that fearful region whose name it bears." CHAPTER XIII. With a frown, Revenge impatient rose : And with a withering look, The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so long and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe ! COLLINS. " THANK you, my gentle Isabel,... | |
 | Great Britain - 1831 - 496 pages
...whole musical strength of the company, applying their instruments to their lips at onoe, have blown a blast so loud and dread, " Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe !" His majesty, however, still lingers rather unaccountably behind the scenes ; the audience begins... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1832 - 428 pages
...she sung — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down ; And, with a withering look, The war-denouncing...and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of wo : And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum with furious heat. And though, sometimes, each dreary... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...she sung— but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stain'd sword in thunder down ; And, with a withering look, * The war-denouncing...and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of wo : And, ever and anon, he beat, The doubling drum with furious heat : And though, sometimes, each... | |
 | John J. Harrod - Readers - 1832 - 338 pages
...sung — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. 6. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down: And, with a withering look, The war-denouncing...and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of wo: And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum, with furious heat. 7. And though, sometimes, each... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 854 pages
...sung; — but, with a frown, Kevenge impatient rose: 40 He threw his blood-stained sword, in thunder, ther's knees. But we were playmates, Luke: among these...in us the old and young Have played together, nor 45 And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum, with furious heat; And though sometimes, each dreary... | |
 | Henry Spackman Pancoast - English literature - 1915 - 858 pages
...sung; — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose: 40 He threw his blood-stained sword, in thunder, he glorious lamp of heaven, the Sun, s The higher...a-getting, The sooner will his race be run, And ne Wrere ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe! 45 And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum, with... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - English literature - 1916 - 566 pages
...war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe. 45 And ever and anon he beat The doubling drum with furious...Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, 50 Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from... | |
 | Franklyn Bliss Snyder, Robert Grant Martin - English literature - 1916 - 468 pages
...she sung, — but with a frown Revenge impatient rose; 40 He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down And with a withering look The war-denouncing...dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe. 45 And ever and anon he beat The doubling drum with furious heat; And though sometimes, each dreary... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - English poetry - 1916 - 416 pages
...impatient rose : He "vhrew his blood-stain'd sword in thunder down ; And with a withering look Tne war-denouncing trumpet took And blew a blast so loud...ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe ! And ever and ano:i he beat The doubling drum with furious heat ; And, though sometimes, each dreary pause between,... | |
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And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered mien, While each strained ball of sight seemed bursting from his head. 
