How high they soar'd above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race, Jostling by dark intrigue for place ; Like fabled Gods, their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Look'd up the noblest of the land,... The Living Age - Page 1631909Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...trust Of two such wonderous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endowed, How high they soared above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race,...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Looked up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | 1808 - 552 pages
...rest ! " " With more than mortal powers endowM How high they soared above the crowd ! Theirs was HO common party race, Jostling by dark intrigue for place...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Looked up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 538 pages
...trust Of two sdch wonderous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endowed, How high they soared above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race,...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Looked up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...from afar. Beattie. 17.— Fox and Pitt. WITH more than mortal powers endowed, How high they soared above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race,...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Looked up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 256 pages
...portion in this honour'd grave ; And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endow'd, How high they...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Look'd up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | Friedrich Johann Jacobsen - 1820 - 796 pages
...trust Of fwo such wonderous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endowed, How high they soared above the crowd! Theirs was no common party race,...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Looked up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...portion in this honour'd grave ; And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endow'd. How high they...Jostling by dark intrigue for place ; Like fabled Oods, their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Look'd... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 534 pages
...portion in this honour'd grave. And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endow'd, How high they...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Look'd up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...portion in this honour'd grave. And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endow'd, How high they...their mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar. Beneath each banner proud to stand, Look'd up the noblest of the land, Till through the British world... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pages
...portion in this honour'd grave ; And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endow'd, How high they...Jostling by dark intrigue for place ; Like fabled Gods, then- mighty war Shook realms and nations in its jar ; Beneath each banner proud to stand, Look'd up... | |
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