| David Hoekzema - 1893 - Страниц: 368
...fiercer grew Around the battle-yell. The Border slogan rent the sky! A Home! a Gordon! was the cry: Loud were the clanging blows; Advanced, — forced...gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It waver'd 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear: "By heaven and all its saints! I swear,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1893 - Страниц: 268
...Home! a Gordon! was the cry: Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now fow, now high. The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the...rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'mid the. foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : " By heaven and all its saints ! I swear I will not see it lost!... | |
| Walter Scott - 1894 - Страниц: 208
...fiercer grew Around the battle-yell. The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry : Loud were the clanging blows; Advanced, — -forced...gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It waver'd mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : — " By Heaven, and all its saints !... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1896 - Страниц: 360
...border slogan rent the sky v , A Home'*! a Gordon* ' was the cry\; Loud' were the clanging blows v ; Advanced', — forced back\ — now low', — now high*, The pennon sunk' — and rose v ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale', When rent are riggings shroudsS and sail', It wavered 'mid... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1897 - Страниц: 592
...a Gordon ! was the cry : Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast...rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : " By Heaven, and all its saints ! I swear VOL. ii. G4 I will... | |
| Longman (Firm) - 1897 - Страниц: 248
...rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; 140 The pennon sank and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, 145 It waver 'd 'mid the foes. THE LAST STAND. BY this, though deep the evening fell, Still rose the... | |
| Herbert Spencer - 1898 - Страниц: 76
...systematically employed with great effect : " The Border slogan rent the sky 1 A Nome! a Gordon I was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows : Advanced,— forced...rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'mid the foes." Pursuing the principle yet further, it is obvious that for producing the greatest effect, not only... | |
| Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - 1898 - Страниц: 564
...fiercer grew Around the battle yell. The Border slogan rent the sky : A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced...rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : — " By heaven, and all its saints ! I swear, I will not see... | |
| Mowbray Morris - 1898 - Страниц: 394
...fiercer grew Around the battle-yell. The Border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry ; Loud were the clanging blows. Advanced, forced back,...When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered ' -nid the foes. ***** By this, though deep the evening fell, Still rose the battle's deadly swell,... | |
| William Ernest Henley - 1898 - Страниц: 392
...was the cry : Loud were the clanging blows; Advanced, forced back, now low, now high, The pennon sank and rose; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'rnid the foes. THE LAST STAND BY this, though deep the evening fell, Still rose the battle's deadly... | |
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