 On Linden, when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow ; And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat at dead of night, Commanding fires of death to light The darkness of her...  The book of recitations [ed.] by C.W. Smith - Page 63by Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857Full view - About this book
 | Jesse Olney - 1838 - 346 pages
...bloodless lay the untrodden snow, And dark as winter, was the flow . , Of Iser, rolling rapidly. 2. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat,...fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery. 3. By torch and trumpet fast array'd, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1839 - 362 pages
...was low', All bloodless lay the untrodden snow', And dark as winter was the flow' . --« _ Of Iser'd rolling rapidly'. But' . . Linden" saw another sight',...every charger neighed' To join the dreadful revelry'. •SlIenBe— not, si'lunce. bFaU'lest. "Lln'den— not, Lln'dim. dE'str. •H6rse'man — not, hos'mun.... | |
 | Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 pages
...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When...darkness of her scenery. By torch and trumpet fast array' d, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious ev'ry charger neigh'd To join the dreadful... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pages
...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight; When...darkness of her scenery. By torch and trumpet fast array'd, Each horseman drew his battle-blade, And furious every charger neigh'd, To join the dreadful... | |
 | 1840 - 652 pages
...lay th' untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden showed another sight When the drum beat at dead of night,...darkness of her scenery. By torch and trumpet fast array'd, Each horseman drew his battle-blade, And furious every charger neigh'd. To join the dreadful... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 pages
...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of loer, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When...darkness of her scenery* By torch and trumpet fast atray'd, Each horseman drew his battle-blade, And furious every charger neigh'd, To join the dreadful... | |
 | Samuel Lorenzo Knapp - 1841 - 312 pages
...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When...darkness of her scenery. By torch and trumpet fast array'd, Each horseman drew his battle blade, And furious every charger neigh'd, To join the dreadful... | |
 | Samuel Kirkham - 1842 - 386 pages
...But' . . Linden0 saw another sight', When the drum beat', at dead of night', Commanding fires of ihath to light' The darkness of her scenery' By torch and...every charger neighed' To join the dreadful revelry'. •Sl'Unse— not, si'lunce. LFall'lesL 0Lln'den— not, Lln'dun. JE'»tr Then shook the hills with... | |
 | Samuel Carter Hall - 1842 - 440 pages
...when the sun was low, All bloodless lay th' untrodden snow, And dark as winter was the flow Of Iser, rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When...fires of death to light The darkness of her scenery. Then shook the hills with thunder riven, Then rush'd the steed to battle driven, And louder than the... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...rolling rapidly. But Linden saw another sight, When the drum beat, at dead of night, Commanding fires ot death to light The darkness of her scenery. By torch...the bolts of heaven, Far flashed the red artillery. But redder yet that light shall glow, On Linden's hills of stained snow; And bloodier yet the torrent... | |
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