The Poetical Works of Robert SoutheyD. Appleton, 1839 - 810 páginas |
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... bade them think upon their plighted faith , And pray'd for mercy in the name of God , In vain the King had bade them massacre , And in their helpless prisoners ' naked breasts They drove the weapon . Then 1 look'd for death , And at ...
... bade them think upon their plighted faith , And pray'd for mercy in the name of God , In vain the King had bade them massacre , And in their helpless prisoners ' naked breasts They drove the weapon . Then 1 look'd for death , And at ...
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... bade us think what mercy they had found Who yielded on the plain of Agincourt , And what the gallant sons of Caen , by him In cold blood slaughter'd : 35 then his scanty food Sharing with the most wretched , he would bid us Bear with ...
... bade us think what mercy they had found Who yielded on the plain of Agincourt , And what the gallant sons of Caen , by him In cold blood slaughter'd : 35 then his scanty food Sharing with the most wretched , he would bid us Bear with ...
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... bade the tenter'd wheel Rend her life piecemeal , that the very face Of the hard executioner relax'd With pity ; calm she heard , no drop of blood Forsook her cheek , her steady eye was turn'd Heaven - ward , and hope and meekest piety ...
... bade the tenter'd wheel Rend her life piecemeal , that the very face Of the hard executioner relax'd With pity ; calm she heard , no drop of blood Forsook her cheek , her steady eye was turn'd Heaven - ward , and hope and meekest piety ...
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... bade her place Her trust in Heaven ; I bade her look to hear Good tidings soon of glorious victory ; I told her I should soon return , -return With thee , and thou wouldst be to her old age What Madelon had been . " As thus he spake ...
... bade her place Her trust in Heaven ; I bade her look to hear Good tidings soon of glorious victory ; I told her I should soon return , -return With thee , and thou wouldst be to her old age What Madelon had been . " As thus he spake ...
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... bade the work Of death be done . The Maiden's host beheld ; At once in eager wrath they raised the loud And general clamor , " Lead us to the foe ! " Not upon us , O GOD ! " the Maid exclaim'd , " Not upon us cry out the innocent blood ...
... bade the work Of death be done . The Maiden's host beheld ; At once in eager wrath they raised the loud And general clamor , " Lead us to the foe ! " Not upon us , O GOD ! " the Maid exclaim'd , " Not upon us cry out the innocent blood ...
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Página 176 - Receding and speeding, And shocking and rocking, And darting and parting, And threading and spreading, And whizzing and hissing, And dripping and skipping, And hitting and splitting, And shining and twining, And rattling and battling, And shaking and...
Página 462 - On a buoy in the storm it floated and swung, And over the waves its warning rung.
Página 223 - How beautiful is night ! A dewy freshness fills the silent air, No mist obscures, nor cloud, nor speck, nor stain, Breaks the serene of heaven : In full-orbed glory yonder moon divine Rolls through the dark blue depths.
Página 466 - And everybody praised the Duke Who this great fight did win." " But what good came of it at last ? " Quoth little Peterkin. " Why, that I cannot tell," said he,
Página 445 - The great barn was full as it could hold Of women and children, and young and old. Then, when he saw it could hold no more, Bishop Hatto he made fast the door; And, while for mercy on Christ they call, He set fire to the barn, and burnt them all. "I' faith, 'tis an excellent bonfire!" quoth he; "And the country is greatly obliged to me For ridding it, in these times forlorn, Of rats that only consume the corn.
Página 462 - And he fixed his eye on the darker speck. He felt the cheering power of spring; It made him whistle, it made him sing: His heart was mirthful to excess. But the Rover's mirth was wickedness. His eye was on the Inchcape float; Quoth he, " My men, put out the boat, And row me to the Inchcape Rock, And I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok.
Página 153 - MY days among the Dead are past ; Around me I behold, Where'er these casual eyes are cast, The mighty minds of old: My never-failing friends are they, With whom I converse day by day.
Página 216 - How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth!
Página 74 - Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; that ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
Página 129 - MAN hath a weary pilgrimage As through the world he wends, On every stage from youth to age Still discontent attends ; With heaviness he casts his eye Upon the road before, And still remembers with a sigh The days that are no more.