 | Philip Alexander Prince - World history - 1838 - 702 pages
...Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught it's tone with death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled...he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peel too well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier,— And rous'd the vengeance blood alone... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Europe - 1838 - 516 pages
...niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deera'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his Father on a bloody... | |
 | Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 pages
...niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear : And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretched his father on a bloody... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Europe - 1838 - 544 pages
...niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because be deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his Father on a bloody... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...windowed niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretched his father on a bloody... | |
 | Fashion - 740 pages
...Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And cauglit its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, HIi heart more truly knew. that peal too well Which stretched his father on a bloody bier, And roused... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amid the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic...near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell : He... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1841 - 316 pages
...Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did Lear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caucrht its tone with Death's prophetic ear, And when they...near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which stretch'd his father on a bteody bier, And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell' He rushed... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 pages
...error of the Duke of Wet lington having been surprised, on the eve of the battle of Wa BYRON'S WORKS. e snake. All was Which stretch'd his father on a bloody bier,(l) -. And roused the vengeance blood alone could quell... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...of that high hall, | Sate Brunswick's fa ted chief tain; he did hear , That sound the first', amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear, ; | And, when they smil'd, because he deem'd it near, | His heart more truly knew that peal too well', | Which stretch'd... | |
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As if the clouds its echo would repeat; And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before! Arm! Arm! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar! 
