 | 1902 - 642 páginas
...groans confound ; The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. 'Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved,...shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 páginas
...One of it's passages has often been quoted, with deserved admiration : ' 'Twas then great Marlbro's mighty soul was proved, That in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair Examined all- the dreadful scenes of war; In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | 1826 - 82 páginas
...always to be read in a lower tone of voice than that part of the passage which precedes it. EXAMPLE. 'Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved,...shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war. In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...hurst of cannon rvml the ekiee, And ull the thunder of the battle rise. *Twas then great Marlhro's Book Exchange horror, and despair, Examined »11 the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | 1836 - 362 páginas
...poetry ought always to be read in a lower tone of voice than that part of the passage which precedes it. "Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved,...shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war; In peaceful thought tbe field of death... | |
 | 1840 - 452 páginas
...lower tone of voice than that part of the passage which precedes it. 'T was then great Marl bo rough's mighty soul was proved, That in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | William Beattie - 1844 - 570 páginas
...burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. 'Twas there great Marlboro's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, havoc, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1848 - 462 páginas
...poet, which, even at this distance of time, are felt to be deserved : " 'Twas then great Marlboroagh's mighty soul was proved, That in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amid confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war, In peaceful thought the... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 páginas
...lower tone of voice than that part of the passage which precedes it. 'Twas then great Marlb' rough's mighty soul was proved, That in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1852 - 518 páginas
...raised in the lines of the poet, which, even at this distance of time, are felt to be deserved : — " 'Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved,...shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war, In peaceful thought the field of death... | |
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Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons... 
