Joan of Arc, an epic poem, Volumen21798 |
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... numbers who partake The death they give . As rushing from the snows Of winter liquified , the torrent tide Resistless down the mountain rolls along , Till at the brink of giddy precipice Arrived , with deafening clamour down it falls ...
... numbers who partake The death they give . As rushing from the snows Of winter liquified , the torrent tide Resistless down the mountain rolls along , Till at the brink of giddy precipice Arrived , with deafening clamour down it falls ...
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... numbers , for the way By upward steps presented from the fort Narrow ascent , where one alone could meet The war . Yet were they of their numbers proud , Tho ' useless numbers were in that strait path , Save by assault unceasing to out ...
... numbers , for the way By upward steps presented from the fort Narrow ascent , where one alone could meet The war . Yet were they of their numbers proud , Tho ' useless numbers were in that strait path , Save by assault unceasing to out ...
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... number ; and to well secure " These many prisoners such a force demands , " As should we spare might shortly make us need " The mercy we bestow ; not mercy then , " Rather to these our soldiers , cruelty . " VIII . 170.
... number ; and to well secure " These many prisoners such a force demands , " As should we spare might shortly make us need " The mercy we bestow ; not mercy then , " Rather to these our soldiers , cruelty . " VIII . 170.
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... number of his soldiers . The bridge greatly shaken with Artillery , tryed by fire , and overcharged with the weight of this multitude , sinks into the water with a fearful cry , carrying all this multitude with it . De Serres . This ...
... number of his soldiers . The bridge greatly shaken with Artillery , tryed by fire , and overcharged with the weight of this multitude , sinks into the water with a fearful cry , carrying all this multitude with it . De Serres . This ...
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... numbers now made bold * in fear " The soldiers will not fight , they will not heed " Our vain resolves , heart - withered by the spells " Of this accursed Sorceress soon will come " The expected host from England : even now " Perchance ...
... numbers now made bold * in fear " The soldiers will not fight , they will not heed " Our vain resolves , heart - withered by the spells " Of this accursed Sorceress soon will come " The expected host from England : even now " Perchance ...
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
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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....