The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fix'd sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch: Fire answers fire; and through their paly flames Each battle sees the other's umber'd face: Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful... Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste - Page 119by Archibald Alison - 1812 - 434 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1842 - 594 pages
...the other's umber'd face : Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents, The armourers, accomplishing...closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name7. Proud of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1842 - 472 pages
...boastful neighs 1 Gently .lowly. Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents. The armorers, accomplishing the knights, With busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 pages
...the other's umber'di face : Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's ve blood ; they say, blood will have blood : Stones...have been known to move, and trees to speak ; Augurs, The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 672 pages
...the other's umbered face : Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents, The armourers, accomplishing...closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1843 - 348 pages
...the other's umber'd face : Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents, The armourers, accomplishing...closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...the other's umber'd face : Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs, Piercing the night's dull ear : and from the tents, The armourers, accomplishing...closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow ; the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| Charles Mills - Chivalry - 1844 - 542 pages
...instantaneous celerity; but the dressing of a plate-armed knight was no simple matter. " From the tenta The armourers, accomplishing the knights, With busy...closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation." Besides this deprivation of rest before a battle, the knight, in order to prevent surprise, was obliged... | |
| Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...in high and boastful n»:L"b;. Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the !сп'л The armourer«, The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1844 - 470 pages
...Discolored by the gleam of the fires. Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents. The armorers, accomplishing the knights, With busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
| William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - Azerbaijan - 1847 - 592 pages
...the other's umber'd face ' : Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear ; and from the tents, The armourers, accomplishing...closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation. The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll, And the third hour of drowsy morning name. Proud of... | |
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