| William Mason - 1764 - 280 páginas
...footftep dread, That (hook the earth with thund'ring tread ? 'Twas Death- — In hafte The Warrior paft ? High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail, I mark'd his fhield, I 'fpy'd the fparkling of his fpear, I faw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Wide wav'd the... | |
| William Mason - 1774 - 316 páginas
...footftep dreadj That fhook the earth with thund'ring tread ? 'Twas Death.—Inliafte The Warrior paft; High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail, I mark'd his fhield, I 'fpy'd the fparkling of his fpear, I faw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Wide wav'd the... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 436 páginas
...footstep dread, That shook the earth with thund'ring tread ? 'Twas Death.— In haste The warrior past ; High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail,...his spear, I saw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Wide wav'd the bick'ring blade, and fir'd the angry air. On me, (he cry'd) my Britons, wait, To lead... | |
| William Kenrick - 1797 - 566 páginas
...with thund'ring tread ? 'Tvras Death. — In haste The warrior past ; High tower'd his helmed head i I mark'd his mail, I mark'd his shield, I 'spy'd the...his spear, I saw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Widt wuv'd the hick'i ing blade, and fir'd the angry air. On me, (he cry'd) my Britons, wait, To... | |
| 1800 - 702 páginas
...dread, That fliook the earth with thundering tread ? 'Twas death : — in hafte The warrior paft : — High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail ; I mark'd his fhield ; I fpy'd the fparkling of his fpear ; I faw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Wide wav'd his... | |
| William Mason - 1803 - 252 páginas
...footstep dread, That shook the earth with thund'ring tread? Twas Death. — In haste The warrior past ; High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail,...his spear, I saw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Wide wav'd the bick'ring blade, and fir'd the angry air. On me (he cry'd) my Britons, wait, To lead... | |
| John Aikin - 1806 - 346 páginas
...over it by the petty artifice of alliteration, which is repeated so as to become almost ludicrous : I mark'd his mail, I mark'd his shield, I spy'd the sparkling of his spear. Deal the dole of destiny ; &c. The reduplication of the same letters in these lines give such an appearance... | |
| John Aikin - 1807 - 320 páginas
...over it by the petty artifice of alliteration, which is repeated so as to become almost ludicrous : 1 mark'd his mail, I mark'd his shield, I spy'd the sparkling of his spear. Deal the dole of destiny; &c. The reduplication of the same letters in these lines gives such an appearance... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 400 páginas
...dread, That shook the earth with thund'ring tread ? \ 'Twas DEATH. — In haste The warrior past ; High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail,...his spear, I saw his giant arm the falchion wield ; Wide wav'd the bick'ring blade, and fir'd the angry air. I. 2. On me (he cry'd) my Britons, wait,... | |
| William Mason - 1811 - 408 páginas
...tread ? 'Twas DEATH.—In haste The warrior past; High tower'd his helmed head : I mark'd his mail, 1 mark'd his shield, I 'spy'd the sparkling of his spear, I saw his giant arm the falchion wield; Wide wav'd the bick'ring blade, and fir'd the angry air. I. 2. On me (he cry'd) my Britons, wait, To... | |
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