 ... o'er Darwin's rocky dales Till like volcanoes flared to heaven the stormy hills of Wales, Till twelve fair counties saw the blaze on Malvern's lonely height, Till streamed in crimson on the wind the Wrekin's crest of light, Till broad and fierce the...  Gems from The Victorian Anthology - Page 31edited by - 1904 - 394 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1832 - 600 pages
...the wrekin's crest of light; Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, Till tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless plain ; Till BelvoirV lordly terraces the sign to Lincoln sent, And Lincoln sped the message on o'er the wide vale... | |
 | 1833 - 456 pages
...wind the Wrekin's crest of light; Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, And tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless...glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle. UNVEILING.* By THE HON. MRS. NORTON. " Go ! the useless dream is over, Which so long my heart hath... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 596 pages
...wind the Wrekin's crest of light — Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, And tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless...wide vale of Trent ; Till Skiddaw saw the fire that burnt on Gaunt's embattled pile, And the red glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle. MACAULAY.... | |
 | 1837 - 260 pages
...wind the Wrekin's crest of light — Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, And tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless...o'er the wide vale of Trent ; Till Skiddaw saw the tire that burned on Gaunt "s embattled pile, And the red glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle.... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pages
...Wrekiu's crest of light — ' Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, • 'Anil tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless...Belvoir's lordly terraces the sign to Lincoln sent, Ami Lincoln sped the message on o'er the wide vale of Trent ; Till Skiddaw saw the fire that burned... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1840 - 600 pages
...wind the Wrekin's crest of light; Till, broad and fierce, the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, And tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless...glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle." The beacon telegraph here described, was not the only medium, whereby the people of England received... | |
 | 1887 - 340 pages
...Lincoln sped the message on o'er the wide vale of Trent; Till Skiddaw saw the fire that burnt on Oaunt's embattled pile. And the red glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle ! ' " " Marry ! hut this MAOAULAY of yours hath the right British ring in him ! " burst forth DRAKE,... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...on the wind the Wrekin's crest of Till broad and fierce the star came forth on Ely's stately fane, And tower and hamlet rose in arms o'er all the boundless...Skiddaw saw the fire that burned on Gaunt's embattled light— And the red glare on Skiddaw roused the burghers of Carlisle. pile, ART. WHEN from the sacred... | |
 | 1843 - 1266 pages
...fane, And tower and hamlet ran in arms o'er all the boundless plain, Till Belvoir's lordly terrace the sign to Lincoln sent, And Lincoln sped the message...of Trent, Till Skiddaw saw the fire that burned on Gaunt'* embattled pile, And the red glares on Skiddaw round the burghers ol Carlisle." This grand master-roll... | |
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