| English history - 1881 - 888 páginas
...Russian's purpose brave, Was barter'd by a timorous slave, Even then dishonour's peace he spurned, The sullied olive-branch return'd, Stood for his country's glory fast, And nail'd her colours to the mast ! Heav'n, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in this honour'd grave, And ne'er held marble in its... | |
| Walter Scott - 1882 - 780 páginas
...bartrr'd by a timorous slave, tven then dishonour's peace he spurn'd, The sullied olive-branch return 'd, Stood for his country's glory fast, And nail'd her...Heaven, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in this honour 'd grave, And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. more than mortal... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 684 páginas
...dishonour's peace he spumed, The sullied olive-branch relumed, Slood for his country's glory fast. And nailed her colours to the mast. Heaven, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in this honoured grave ; And ne'er held marble in its tru;t Of two such wondrous men the dusL With more than... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 684 páginas
...peace he spurn 'd, The sullied olive-branch return 'd, Stood for his country's glory fast, And nail VI fcorwmen. To the charge, yt gallant Хег.*етбв...Victory, and wealth, and glory • Or old Valhalla aoar'd above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race, Jostling by dark intrigue for place ; Like... | |
| Frederic William Farrar - 1883 - 326 páginas
...Stood for his country's glory fast, Heaven, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in this honoured grave ; And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two...wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endowed, How high they soared above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race, Jostling by dark intrigue... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1883 - 232 páginas
...to the toil and worry of business, and was laid to rest beside his great rival in Westminster Abbey. And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endowed, How high they soared above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race, Jostling by dark intrigue... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1883 - 184 páginas
...the firm Russian's purpose brave, Was barter'd by a timorous slave, Even then dishonour's peace he spurn'd, The sullied olive-branch return'd, Stood...country's glory fast, And nail'd her colours to the mast 1 Heaven, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in this honour' d grave, And ne'er held marble in... | |
| Frederic William Farrar - 1883 - 498 páginas
...peace he spurned, The sullied olive-branch returned, Stood for his country's glory fast, And nailed her colours to the mast. Heaven, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in this honoured grave ; And ne'er held marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. With more than... | |
| Walter Scott - 1884 - 616 páginas
...the firm Russian's purpose brave, Was barter'd by a timorous slave, Even then dishonour's peace he spurn'd, The sullied olive-branch return'd, Stood...wondrous men the dust. With more than mortal powers endow' d, How high they soar'd above the crowd ! Theirs was no common party race, Jostling by dark... | |
| Walter Scott - 1884 - 582 páginas
...sullied olive-branch rcturn'd, Stood for his country's glory fast, And nail'd her colours to the most! Heaven, to reward his firmness, gave A portion in...marble in its trust Of two such wondrous men the dust. spurn'd, With more than mortal powers endow'd, low high they soar'dabove the crowd! Theirs was no common... | |
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