 Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind; And the steed, like...  Littell's Living Age - Page 5341864Full view - About this book
 | 1891 - 1404 pages
...flying feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed. And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind. And the steed like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, his wild eyes full of fire. Lo! he is nearlng his heart's desire, He is bringing his master into the... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind, Like an ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like...The first that the General saw were the groups Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops; What was done, — what to do, — a glance told him both,... | |
 | 1897 - 404 pages
...flying before the wind, And the steed, like a barque fed with furnace ire. Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo! he is nearing his heart's desire;...The first that the general saw were the groups Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops. > What was done? What to do? a glance told him both; Then... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, with his wild eyes full of fire, Swept on to the goal of his heart's desire : He is snuffing the smoke of the...roaring fray, With Sheridan only five miles away. 6 The first that the general saw were the groups Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops. "What... | |
 | Salem Town, Nelson M. Holbrook - 1864 - 444 pages
...flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a barque fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire...roaring fray, With Sheridan only five miles away. 6. The first that the General saw were the groups Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops : What... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - 1865 - 180 pages
...flying before the wind, And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire...The first that the general saw were the groups Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops, What was done ? what to do ? a glance told him both, Then... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - 1865 - 260 pages
...spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind; And the steed, like...on with his wild eyes full of fire, But, lo! he is near ing his heart's desire — He is stuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, With Sheridan only five... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1865 - 778 pages
...furnace ire, But, lo! he is nearing his heart's desire— Swept on, with his wild eyes full of fire. He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, With...The first that the general saw were the groups Of stragglers, and then the retreating troops ;— What was done—what to do—a glance told him both,... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - 1865 - 184 pages
...spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind, And the steed, like...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire ; SHERIDAN'S RIDE. 77 He is snuffing the... | |
 | 1865 - 594 pages
...spurning feet the road, Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed; And the landscape sped away behind, Like an ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ¡re, Swept on, with his wild eyce full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire, He is snuffing... | |
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