Joan of Arc, an epic poem, Volumen21798 |
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... shield " That long had mouldered on the mouldering nail , " To meet the war repair'd . No more was heard " The ballad , or the merry roundelay ; " The clattering hammer's clank , the grating file " Harsh sounded thro ' the day a dismal ...
... shield " That long had mouldered on the mouldering nail , " To meet the war repair'd . No more was heard " The ballad , or the merry roundelay ; " The clattering hammer's clank , the grating file " Harsh sounded thro ' the day a dismal ...
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... shield Dreadful was the sight " Beneath their banners . " Of preparation . The wide suburbs stretch'd " Along the pleasant borders of the Loire , 66 ' Late throng'd with multitudes , now feel the hand mind freely , " I did never know ...
... shield Dreadful was the sight " Beneath their banners . " Of preparation . The wide suburbs stretch'd " Along the pleasant borders of the Loire , 66 ' Late throng'd with multitudes , now feel the hand mind freely , " I did never know ...
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... shields . The towers of Orleans " Echoed the loud uproar . The Herald went . " The work of war began . " " A fearful scene , " " Cried Isabel . " The iron storm of death " Clash'd in the sky ; from the strong engines hurl'd ' Huge rocks ...
... shields . The towers of Orleans " Echoed the loud uproar . The Herald went . " The work of war began . " " A fearful scene , " " Cried Isabel . " The iron storm of death " Clash'd in the sky ; from the strong engines hurl'd ' Huge rocks ...
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... shield ! " Behold the towers of Orleans , " cried Dunois . " Lo ! this the vale where on the banks of Loire , " Of yore , at close of day the rustic band " Danced to the roundelay . In younger years " As oft I glided down the silver ...
... shield ! " Behold the towers of Orleans , " cried Dunois . " Lo ! this the vale where on the banks of Loire , " Of yore , at close of day the rustic band " Danced to the roundelay . In younger years " As oft I glided down the silver ...
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... shield Rung the loud lance , and thro ' the darken'd sky Fast fell the arrowy storm . Amid his foes The Bastard's arm sway'd irresistible The strokes of death ; and by his side the Maid Led the fierce fight , the Maid , tho ' all unused ...
... shield Rung the loud lance , and thro ' the darken'd sky Fast fell the arrowy storm . Amid his foes The Bastard's arm sway'd irresistible The strokes of death ; and by his side the Maid Led the fierce fight , the Maid , tho ' all unused ...
Términos y frases comunes
amid arbalist arçon arms bade balista banner battle Battle of Patay battle-axe beheld Beneath besieged blood breast bridge buckler burgonet Burgundy camp ceulx Chief Chieftain conquest Conrade Corineus courser cried darts death dreadful Dunois eager Earl earth England English Esquire exclaim'd falchion fall Fastolffe fear fell field fierce fight fire fix'd fled force France French gallant gate Gaucour Glacidas hand haste hauberk heard heart Heaven helm Herald holy host Isabel javelin JOAN JOAN of ARC Joshua Barnes King Knight La Hire lance lifted Lord loud Maid of Orleans Maiden mangonels mark'd martial Maid massy mission'd numbers o'er Oriflamme Orleans petraries plain ponderous rage rear'd Rheims Richemont round rush'd Salisbury shield shout siege slain smote soldier soon spake spear speed stood storm stroke sword Talbot thee thou thro Tournelles towers town trembling troops valour vanquish'd victory Virgin walls warrior waves weapon
Pasajes populares
Página 39 - And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, 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 40 - Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan. And ye shall eat fat till ye be full, and drink blood till ye be drunken, of my sacrifice which I have sacrificed for you. Thus ye shall be filled at my table with horses and chariots, with mighty men, and with all men of war, saith the Lord God.
Página 40 - God : speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, assemble yourselves, and come ; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood. Ye shall eat the flesh of the mighty, and drink the blood of the princes of the earth, of rams, of lambs, and of goats, of bullocks, all of them fatlings of Bashan.
Página 40 - And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God, speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, assemble yourselves and come, gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.
Página 266 - I am a king, and fit it is That these should perish for me ! ' if thy realm Should, through the counsels of thy government, Be filled with woe, and in thy streets be heard The voice of mourning and the feeble cry Of asking hunger ; if at such a time Thou dost behold thy...
Página 17 - The troops which they conducted were inured to war, and were determined to make the most obstinate resistance ; and even the inhabitants, disciplined by the long continuance of hostilities, were well qualified, in their own defence, to second the efforts of the most veteran forces. The eyes of all Europe were turned towards this scene ; where, it was reasonably supposed, the French were to make their last stand for maintaining the independence of their monarchy and the rights of their sovereign.
Página 265 - The Maid exclaimed, and fell upon the ground And clasped his knees, " I do beseech thee King ! ~" By all the millions that depend on thee, " For weal or woe— consider what thou art, " And know thy duty ! if thou dost oppress " Thy, people, if to aggrandize thyself...
Página 248 - Caput apri defero Reddens laudes Domino. The boar's head in hand bring I, With garlands gay and rosemary. I pray you, all sing merrily Qui estis in convivio.
Página 78 - The Englishmen, perceiving that thei within could not long continue for faute of vitaile and pouder, kepte not their watche so diligently as thei were accustomed, nor scoured now the countrey environed as thei before had ordained.
Página 265 - She cried, " at Chinon, when my gifted eye Knew thee disguised, what inwardly the Spirit Prompted, I spake— armed with the sword of God, To drive from Orleans far the English wolves, And crown thee in the rescued walls of Rheims. All is accomplished. I have here this day Fulfilled my mission, and anointed thee Chief servant of the people. Of this charge, Or well performed or wickedly, high heaven Shall take account. If that thine heart b« good, I know no limit to the happiness Thou mayst create....