The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his glazing eye : With dying hand, above his head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted... Marmion - Page 46by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839Full view - About this book
| 1808 - 416 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his...head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted ' Victory ! — ' Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !' Were the last words of Marmion." P.... | |
| 1808 - 596 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his...eye : With dying hand, above his head He shook the. fragnjent of his blade, And shouted '< Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ) On, Stanley, on !"•... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 702 pages
...he held it out to the last, like a brave fellow, without any flinching or twitching of conscience. With dying hand above his head, He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " victory." which, with the rest of his last words, though we must allow it t» be excellent poetry,... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And— STANLEY ! was the cry; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his...head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !". . . . Were the last words of Marmion."... | |
| 1809 - 914 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY! was the cry;— A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his...head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !". . . . Were the last words of Marmion."... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his...head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on !" . . . Were the last words of Marmion.... | |
| Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY! was the cry; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his...head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! — Charge, Chester, charge ! On, Stanley, on ."' Were the last words of Marmion. Ode to... | |
| Scottish songs - 1816 - 320 pages
...the gale, And Stanley ! was the cry. AIR. A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fir'd his glaring eye ; With dying hand above his head, He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted victory ! TALK NOT OF LOVE. TALE not of love, it gives me pain, For love has been my foe; He bound... | |
| Thomas Christopher Banks - 1817 - 254 pages
...the gale, And — Stanley ! was the cry, — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And firM his glaring eye : With dying hand, above his head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted "Victory" "Charge, Chester, charge! on, Stanley, on!" Were the last words of Marmion. As the Ballad... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...that for a space did fail, Now trehly thundering swelled the gale, And — Stanley ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's visage, spread, And fired his glazing eye : With dying hand, ahove his head He shook the fragment of his hlade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge... | |
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