 The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And— STANLEY ! was the cry. A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his glazing eye ; With dying hand, above his head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted '...  Select Reviews - Page 371809Full view - About this book
 | Georges Hardinge Champion - 1849 - 548 pages
...war, that for a space did fail, Now trcbly thundering swell'd Ihe gale, And — STANLEY ! was thé cry ; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, ; And...glazing eye ; With dying hand, above his head, He shook thé fragment of his blade, And shouted ' Viclory ! ' — ' Charge, Chester, charge! On Stanley, on... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1849 - 118 pages
...the second kind of disyllabic measure. The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thunder'd 6n the gale, And Stanley was the cry ; A light on Marmion's visage sh£d, And fired his glazing eye : With dying hand ab6ve his head He sho6k the fragments 6f his blade,... | |
 | George William Brown - 1850 - 364 pages
...fleet, commanded by Admiral de Tiernay, in Newport harbor. Then the people once more flew to arms, and The war that for a space did fail Now trebly thundering swelled the gale. 13 General, which added greatly to his duties, but which he discharged through his whole period of... | |
 | Robert Gordon Latham - 1850 - 152 pages
...of the second kind of disyllabic measure The war, that fur a space did fail, Now trebly thunder'd 6n the gale, And Stanley was the cry; A light on Marmion's visage shed, And fired his glazing eye : With dying hand ab6ve his head He shook the fragments 6f his blade,... | |
 | Michael Aislabie Denham - 1851 - 120 pages
...continned between three and fonr hours. " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thnndering swell'd the gale, And Stanley ! was the cry ; — A light...above his head He shook the fragment of his blade, Aiid shonted ' Victory I Charge, Chester, charge ! On Stanley on !' Were the last words of Marmion."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...bliss 1 By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's parting seen, But never aught like this.' ain ; And still the thought I will not brook, That I must look in vain ! But when I speak 1 was the cry; A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his glazing eye : With dying hand above... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...here alone — to die." With fruitless labor, Clara bound, And strove to stanch the gushing wound. The war, that for a space did fail, Now, trebly thundering,...And shouted, " Victory ! " " Charge, Chester, charge ! Ou, Stanley, on ! " Were the last words of Marmion. 15. THE DEATH OF BERTRAM. — Sir Walter Scott.... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pages
...Full upon Scotland's central host, Or victory and England's lost Leave Marmion here alone—to die." The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, Must I bid twice ?—hence, varlets! fly! And fired his glazing eye:— With dying hand, above his... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pages
...fail, Now trebly thundering swell'd the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; A light on Marmion'a visage spread, And fired his glazing eye :' With dying...shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — Ckirge, Chester, charge! On, Stanley, on!" Were the Lost words of Marmion.1 By this, though deep... | |
 | James Simpson - 1853 - 384 pages
...abdicated throne in the Tuileries. France exulted ; and Europe, crying treachery, flew once more to arms. " The war that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale." To revenge "the cheat" our martial spirit burst forth again with a heat which left its prior temperature... | |
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