 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1843 - 626 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three: And, from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans stood, All shrank, like boys who unaware, Ringing the woods to start a hare, Come to the mouth of the dark lair Where, growling low, a fierce... | |
 | 1843 - 652 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three : And, from .the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans...low, a fierce old bear Lies amidst bones and blood." The recompense of Horatius is in excellent contrast with the " moving accidents" of the rest of the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 438 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three: And, from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans...low, a fierce old bear Lies amidst bones and blood. 60. Vfas none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack; But those behind cried "Forward!" And... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 206 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three : And, from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans...low, a fierce old bear Lies amidst bones and blood. 50. Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack ; But those behind cried " Forward ! "... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1843 - 624 pages
...from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans stood, All shrank, like boys who unaware, Ringing the woods to start a hare, Come to the mouth of the...growling low, a fierce old bear Lies amidst bones arid blood. Was none who would be foremost To lead such dire attack ; But those behind cried " Forward!... | |
 | 1843 - 862 pages
...Felt their hearts shrink to see On the earth the bloody corpses. In the path the dauntless Three : And from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans stood, All shrank like boys who, unaware, (!) Hanging the woods to start a hare, (!!) Come to the mouth of the dark lair (!!!) We sincerely trust... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three : And, from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans stood, All shrank, like boys who unaware, Banging the woods to start a hare, Come to the mouth of the dark lair Where, growling low, a fierce... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three : And, from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans...old bear Lies amidst bones and blood. Was none who could be foremost To lead such dire attack ; But those behind cried " Forward !" And those before cried... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three : And, from the ghastly entrance, Where those bold Romans stood, All shrank, like boys who, unaware, Banging the woods to start a hare, Come to the mouth of the dark lair, Where, growling low, a fierce... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path the dauntless Three : And, from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans...old bear Lies amidst bones and blood. Was none who could be foremost To lead such dire attack ; But those behind cried " Forward !" And those before cried... | |
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And from the ghastly entrance Where those bold Romans stood, All shrank, like boys who unaware, Ranging the woods to start a hare, Come to the mouth of the dark lair Where, growling low, a fierce old bear Lies amidst bones and blood. Was none who would... 
