 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.  Macmillan's Magazine - Página 1301861Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1872 - 383 páginas
...was immediately led out fc. H and executed.] : VSl'tfflSAdST NIGHT, among his fellow roughs, H.HS1I He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. "BEAUTY is ITS OWN EXCUSE FOR BEING." — K. w. EMERSON. " POETS THEMSELYES MUST FALL, LIKE THOSE THEY... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1873 - 789 páginas
...cares he ? he cannot know ; Lay him low ! GEORGE HENRY BOKER. THE PRIVATE OF THE BUFFS. LAST night, Лу, tear his body limb from limby Bring cord or axe or flame, He only knows that not through him... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 934 páginas
...head, and his hotly thrown upon a dunghilL" — China Correspondent o/t)u " London Times? LAST night, among his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the BuQs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands in Elgin's place, Ambassador... | |
 | Francis Turner Palgrave - 1877 - 302 páginas
...his fellow-roughs He jested, quaff'd, and swore : A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never look'd before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands...Ambassador from Britain's crown, And type of all her race. 22 ashes, body : upbraid, blame 23 rech, care 6 Lord Elgin was then our ambassador in China : see end... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877
...head, and his body thrown upon a dunghilL" — China CorrespotuUnt o/ttu" LcadoH Tinus." LAST night, among his fellow roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore ; A drunken private of the Buffs, Wrho never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands in Elgin's place, Ambassador... | |
 | Frederic William Farrar - 1878 - 207 páginas
...but the soldier, saying that he would not prostrate himself before any Chinaman alive, was killed. "Poor, reckless, rude, lowborn, untaught, Bewildered and alone, A heart, with English instincts fraught, He yet could call his own. Ay ! tear his body limb from limb, Bring cord, or axe,... | |
 | James Lorimer - 1880 - 572 páginas
...hope will preserve a permanent place in our literature : — " Last ni'jht, among his fellow-roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore, A drunken private of...Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foeiuan's frown, He stands in Elgin's place, Ambassador from Britain's crown, And type of all her race.... | |
 | James Lorimer - 1880 - 572 páginas
...hope will preserve a permanent place in our literature :— " Last nlght, among his fellow-roughs, He jested, quaffed, and swore, A drunken private of...Buffs, Who never looked before. To-day, beneath the foenum's frown, He stands in Elgin's place, Ambassador from Britain's erown, And type of all her race.... | |
 | James Lorimer - 1880 - 572 páginas
...beneath the focniau's fvown. lie stands in Klgin's place, Ambassador from Britain's erown, Aud tyi* of all her race. Poor, reckless, rude, low-born, untaught, Bewildered and alone ; A heart with Fn^lish instinct franght l1e yet can call his own. Ay, teav his body limb fiuni limb, Brin;.; covd,... | |
 | James Lorimer - 1880 - 572 páginas
...hope will preserve a permanent place in our literature :— " Ixial niiht, among his fellow-roughs, He jested, quaffed- and swore, A drunken private of the Buffs, Who never looked before. To-Uay, beneath the foeman's frown, He stands in Elgin's place, Ambassador from Britain's crown, And... | |
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