 | William Cobbett - 1802 - 756 páginas
...given. " The country rings around with loud alums, " And raw in' fields the rude Militia svramu; ' Mouths without hands, maintained at vast expense^ < In peace a charge, in war a weak defence; ' Stout, once a month, they march a blus'teringbud) ' And ever, but in lima ofntrd, at hand;... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 páginas
...; 440 Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; 449 This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 páginas
...2 G Mouths without hands ; maintained at vast expence, In pc ace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand : This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 páginas
...cut, Mouths without hands ; maintained at vast expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand : This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 páginas
...swarms ; Mouths without hands; maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand j This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...swarms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : ; when straight, their mangled limbs Crashing at once, he dyes the times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...XI. 2 G Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand : This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 páginas
...swarms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence • Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1822 - 364 páginas
...— ' Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vast expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party of the... | |
 | Giovanni Boccaccio, John Dryden - 1822 - 276 páginas
...swarms; Mouths without hands; maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence: Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand. This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and tile they... | |
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The country rings around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms; Mouths without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times... 
