 | Sir Francis Bond Head - 1830 - 582 Seiten
...how finely Mr. Gray paints the passage of such an army, under a leader like Ras Michael : Confusion in his van with Flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind.' As they advanced, they passed a great number of dead mules and horses ; ' and the hyaenas,' says Bruce,... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1835 - 330 Seiten
...From thee be born, who o'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heaven ; what terrors round him wait ; Amazement in his van, with flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind. ANT. 2. victor Mighty Conqu'ror, mighty Lord, his Low on the funeral couch he lies ; No no \V hat pitying... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1837 - 936 Seiten
...the aged and disabled, reminded me of the beautiful lines describing the march of a conqueror, — u Amazement in his van with Flight combined, And Sorrow's...which had shared the fate of the rest of the hamlet. 4s he looked around him, he perceived that he was watched from behind the bushes by two or three children,... | |
 | Sir Francis Bond Head - 1840 - 398 Seiten
...how finely Mr. Gray paints the passage of such an army under a leader like Ras Michael : ' Confusion in his van with Flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind.' As they advanced, they passed a great number of dead mules and horses ; " and the hyaenas," says Bruce,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 Seiten
...From thee be born, who o'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heaven. What terrors round him wait ! Amazement in his van, with Flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind. II. 2. " Mighty victor, mighty lord ! Low on his funeral couch he lies ! No pitying heart, no eye afford... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 Seiten
...From thee be born,' who o'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heaven ! What terrors round him wait! at it was now ready to burst out into open mutiny. He retained, howerer, perfect presence Mighty victor, mighty lord, Low° on his funeral couch he lies ! No pitying heart, no eye afford A... | |
 | James Miller - 1844 - 540 Seiten
...retreat from an injured and despoiled country. " The scourge of heaven. What terrors round him wait ; Amazement in his van, with flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind." — GRAY'S Bard. While part of Edward's army crossed the borders at Et trick forest, it was attacked... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 Seiten
...ff Isabel of France, Edward the Second's adulterous queen. 1 Triumphs of Edward the Third in France. Amazement in his van, with Flight combined ; And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind. " Mighty Victor, mighty Lord, Low on his funeral couch he lies ! 8 No pitying heart, no eye, afford... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1844 - 446 Seiten
...fall behind Fright ? Or why should not all the three walk abreast ? We have read of a hero who had "Amazement in his van, with Flight combined, And Sorrow's faded form, and Solitude behind." Gray, we suspect, could have given a reason for disposing the allegorical attendants of Edward thus.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 Seiten
...From thee be born,5 who o'er thy country hangs The scourge of Heaven ! What terrors round him wait ! $ Mighty victor, mighty lord. Low6 on his funeral couch he lies No pitying heart, no eye afford A tear... | |
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Berkley's roof that ring, Shrieks of an agonizing king ! She-wolf of France, with unrelenting fangs, That tear'st the bowels of thy mangled mate, From thee be born, who o'er thy country hangs The scourge of heaven. What terrors round him wait ! Amazement... 
