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The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems - Page 35
by Thomas Campbell - 1821 - 144 pages
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 29

1799 - 614 pages
...and slow, a horrid Front they farm, Still as the breeze, but dreadful аз the storm ; Low mmm'iing sounds along their banners fly, •Revenge, or death,...charm, And the loud tocsin toll'd their last alarm. ' In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volley'd thunder flew > Oh ! bloodiest...
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The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - 1800 - 168 pages
...on the rampart-heights, array'd 365 His trufty warriors, few, but undifmay'd ; Firm-pac'd and flow, a horrid front they form, Still as the breeze, but dreadful as the ftorm ; Low, murm'ring founds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watchword and reply...
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The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1803 - 162 pages
...Country yet remains! By that dread name, we wave the sword on high, And swear for her to live!—with her to die! He said, and on the rampart-heights array'd...Still as the breeze, but dreadful as the storm; Low, murm'ring sounds along their,banners fly, Revenge, or death,—the watchword and reply; Then peal'd...
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The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1804 - 144 pages
...sword on high, And swear for her to live !....with her to die ! He said, and on the rampant heights, array'd His trusty warriors, few, but undismay'd ;...Still as the breeze, but dreadful as the storm ; Low murm'ring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death,....the watchword and reply ; Then peal'd...
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The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - Hope - 1804 - 182 pages
...but dreadful as the storm ; Low, murm'ring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death,. ...die watchword and reply ; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent...charm, And the loud tocsin toll'd their last alarm ! In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volley'd thunder flew:.... Oh !...
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The London review, conducted by R. Cumberland, Volume 1

Richard Cumberland - 1809 - 518 pages
...immortality for their author. Kosciusko's defence of Poland, is thus admirably recounted : " Low, murm'ring sounds along their banners fly, " Revenge, or death...notes. omnipotent to charm, " And the loud tocsin roll'd their last alarm!" " In rain, alas ! ye gallant few! *' From rank to rank your volley'd thunder...
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The Pleasures of Hope: With Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 176 pages
...die! He said, and on the rampart-heights array'd His trusty warriors, few, but undismay'd; J'irm-pac'd and slow, a horrid front they form, Still as the breeze, but dreadful as the storm; Low, murm'ring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death,—-the watchword and reply; Then peal'd...
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The Pleasures of Hope, and Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - Cities and towns - 1811 - 214 pages
...champion, from her height survey 'd, Wide o'er the fields, a waste of ruin laid, — Oh ! Heav'n ! he cried, my bleeding country save ! — Is there...Still as the breeze, but dreadful as the storm ; Low, murm'ring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watchword and reply ; Then peal'd...
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The Spy, a periodical paper of literary amusement and instruction ..., Issue 1

1810 - 430 pages
...solemn awe ; and is finely described by our countryman in the follov.'ing couplet. ' " Firm pac'd, and slow, a horrid front they form -, " Still as the breeze, but dieadful as the storm." From the looks and behaviour cf my companions, I am fully convinced, th.it...
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The Pleasures of Hope, with Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - English poetry - 1817 - 166 pages
...! He said, and on the rampart-heights array'd His trusty warriors, few, but undismay'd ; Firm-paced and slow, a horrid front they form, Still as the breeze,...along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watch- word and reply ; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin toll'd their...
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