The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swell'd 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 "... The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Page 303by Walter Scott - 1852 - 580 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1808 - 596 pages
...<•* O look, my son, upon yon sign i Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's...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, contains but... | |
| 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 me with... | |
| Thomas Christopher Banks - 1817 - 254 pages
...exclamations of his evaporating spirit. The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thund'ring swell'd 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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...sinner's parting seen, Bnt never aught like this." — The war, that for a space did fail, Now trehly thundering swelled the gale, And — Stanley ! was...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... | |
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...— * O look, my son, upon yon sign Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss ! — By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's...fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! " Charge, Chesterj charge ! On, Stanley, on !" Were the last words of Marmion. Walter Scott. 20. — Song from... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...!— O look, my son, upon yon sign Of the Redeemer's grace divine; O think on faith and bliss !— By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's...that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering- swelTd the gale, And—STANLEY h was the cry;—» A light on Marmion's- visage spread. And fired his... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...look, my son, upon yon sign " Of the Redeemer's grace divine; " O, think on faith and bliss !— " By many a death-bed I have been, " And many a sinner's...war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swell'd the gale, And—STANLEY ! was the cry;— A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his... | |
| Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 pages
...look, my son, upon yon sign " Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; " O, think on faith and bliss ! — " By many a death-bed I have been, " And many a sinner's...war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swell'd the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...!— O look, my son, upon yon sign Of the Redeemer's grace divine ; O think on faith and bliss I—- By many a death-bed I have been, And many a sinner's...war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swell'd the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ;•— A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired... | |
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