 Last night, among his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands in Elgin's place, Ambassador from Britain's crown, And type of all her race. Poor,...  How We Got Into Pekin: A Narrative of the Campaign in China of 1860 - Página 104por Robert James Leslie M'Ghee - 1862 - 368 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1922 - 1124 páginas
...Alocmillan's Magazine." A clue, however, is given in lines 5-8, To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, lie stands in Elgin's place. Ambassador from Britain's crown, And type of all her race. According to the ' Index and Epitome ' of the ' DNB,' James Bruce, eighth Earl of Elgin (1811-1863),... | |
 | 1861 - 520 páginas
...his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...English instinct fraught, He yet can call his own. Ay, tear his body limb from limb, Bring cord, or axo. or fiame : He only knows, that not through him... | |
 | 1861 - 788 páginas
...his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...English instinct fraught, He yet can call his own. Ay, tear his body limb from limb, Bring cord, or axe, or flame : He only knows, that not through him... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1863 - 314 páginas
...his fellows rough, He jested, quaffed, and swore— A drunken private of the Buffs, "Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...Ambassador from Britain's crown, And type of all her race. 2. Poor, reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, Bewildered and alone— A heart with English instinct... | |
 | Sir Francis Hastings Doyle - 1866 - 392 páginas
...his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...in Elgin's place, Ambassador from Britain's crown, Poor, reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, Bewildered, and alone, A heart, with English instinct fraught,... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 páginas
...his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, Bewildered, and alone, 10 A heart, with English instinct fraught, He yet can call his own. Ay, tear his body limb from limb,... | |
 | 1870 - 462 páginas
...his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...her race. Poor, reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, A heart, with English instinct fraught, He yet can call his own. Ay, tear his body limb from limb,... | |
 | 1870 - 464 páginas
...crown, And type of all her race. Poor, reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, Bewildered, and alone, 10 A heart, with English instinct fraught, He yet can call his own. Ay, tear his body limb from limb, Bring cord, or axe, or flame : He only knows, that not through him... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1871 - 968 páginas
...his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buifs, Who never looked Ay, tear his body limb from limb, Bring cord or axe or flame, He only knows that not through him Shall... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - 1871 - 394 páginas
...A drunken private of the Buffi Who never looked before. To-day beneath the foeman's frown He stnnds in Elgin's place,* Ambassador from Britain's Crown, And type of all her race. II. Poor, reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, Bewildered, nnd alone, A hnnrt, with English instinct... | |
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