 THE boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm — A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though childlike...  Texas School Journal - Page 2721904Full view - About this book
 | William Russell - English language - 1843 - 180 pages
...Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him | o'er the d^ad ; Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm ; A creature of heretic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on — he would not go, Without his... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 828 pages
...deck Whence all Iwt he had fled ; The flame that iit the battle's wivek Shone round him on the dend. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm ; » A crenture of heroic blood. A proud, though child-like form. The flames rolled on — he would not go... | |
 | 1843 - 778 pages
...he stood As born to rule the storm, A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. " The flames rolled on — he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. " He call'd aloud — ' eay, father... | |
 | William Russell - English language - 1843 - 192 pages
...battle's wreck, Shone round him | o'er the de'ad ; Yet beautiful and bright he stood , As born to rille the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on — he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below,... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Elocution - 1844 - 900 pages
...Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, fehone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule...creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form. The flames rolled on— he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...abandoned ; and perished in the explosion of the vessel, when the flame had reached the powder. 47 Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule...of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames rolled on — he would not go, Without his Father's word ; That Father, faint in death below,... | |
 | William Russell - Elocution - 1844 - 428 pages
...Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him, o'er the dead ; " Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule...creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form." A less common form of the iambic stanza is that in which no verse contains more than three iambic feet... | |
 | David Bates Tower - English language - 1845 - 176 pages
...Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. 2. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule...on — he would not go, Without his father's word ; That father, faint in death below, His voice no longer heard. 4. He called aloud — " Say, father,... | |
 | William Russell - Elocution - 1845 - 410 pages
...Whence all but him had fled ; The'flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him, o'er the dead ; " Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule...creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form." A less common form of the iambic stanza is that in which no verse contains more than three iambic feet... | |
 | Mrs. Hemans - English poetry - 1845 - 382 pages
...Whence all but he had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule...of heroic blood, A proud, though child-like form. The flames roll'd on — he would not go Without his Father's word ; That Father, faint in death below,... | |
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