 | American poetry - 1838 - 332 pages
...but dreadful as the storm ; Low murmuring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watch-word and reply ; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin toil'd their last alarm! In vain, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! From rank to rank your volley'd thunder... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1838 - 316 pages
...pealed the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin tolled their last alarm ! — 4 ( — ) In vain, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew: — Oh! bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 pages
...(<)Then pealed the notes, omnipotent to charm, And the loud tocsin tolled their last alarm! — 4 ( — ) In vain, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! From rank to rank your volleyed thunder flew: — Oh ! bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without... | |
 | East India college - 1840 - 204 pages
...the strife — The Whigs their numbers rate, And out of thirty members, they were — eight !!!!!!!! In vain, alas ! in vain, ye gallant few, From rank to rank your vollied thunders flew : Tory oppression's cause prevails, and ye Though faithful, loyal, patriotic,... | |
 | Friendship - 1841 - 358 pages
...but dreadful as the storm ; Low, murmuring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watchword and reply ; Then peal'd the notes omnipotent...few ! From rank to rank your volley'd thunder flew : — O ! bloodiest picture in the book of time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without a crime ; Found not... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1841 - 332 pages
...but dreadful as the storm; Low murmuring Bounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watch-word and reply; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent...vain, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! From rank to rank ynurvolley'd thunder flew: — Oh, bloodiest picture in the bonk of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without... | |
 | Hope - 1841 - 200 pages
...but dreadful as the storm; Low, murmuring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death,—the watchword and reply; Then peal'd the notes omnipotent...alarm !— In vain, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! Prom rank to rank your volley'd thunder flew:— Oh! bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia... | |
 | Andrew Comstock - Elocution - 1841 - 410 pages
...dreadful as the storm, ; | Low, murmuring sounds , along their banners fly, | Revenge', or death,, | the watchword, and reply, ; | Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent to charm', | And the loud tocsin , told their last alarm,. | In vain, alas ! | in vain, ye gallant few ! | From ranA to rank, your volley'd... | |
 | H. M. Melford - English language - 1841 - 466 pages
...(Bulwer's Pilgrims.) Yon gallant chief, Of arms enamour'd, all repose disclaims. (Home'» Douglai.) In vain, alas! in vain, ye gallant few! From rank to rank your volly'd thunder flew: — Oh! bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell , unwept , without... | |
 | American poetry - 1862 - 512 pages
...but dreadful as the storm; Low murmuring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death, — the watch-word and reply; Then peal'd the notes, omnipotent...! in vain, ye gallant few ! From rank to rank your volley 'd thunder flew : — Oh, bloodiest picture in the book of Time, Sarmatia fell, unwept, without... | |
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Firm-paced and slow, a horrid front they form, Still as the breeze, but dreadful as the storm; Low murmuring sounds along their banners fly, Revenge, or death... 
