 | William Shannon - 1852 - 294 Seiten
...lighted brand, In a bold determined hand, And the prince of all the land Led them on. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine, While the sign of battle flew O'er the lofty British line, It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 404 Seiten
...lighted brand, In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led them on. — Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the...his breath, For a time. — But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space between. " Hearts... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 284 Seiten
...brand, In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led them on.— n. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; While the...the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was si'ence deep as death; And the boldest held hts breath, For a time. — in. But the might of England... | |
 | 1853 - 844 Seiten
...wind and tide were both dead against him. Of Nelson, then, and his ships, it is that Campbell sings : It was ten of April morn, by the chime ; As they drifted...death, And the boldest held his breath, For a time. And well might the boldest hold his breath ! It was no ordinary foe that British valor had to contend... | |
 | 1853 - 458 Seiten
...lighted brand In a bold, determined hand, And the prince of all the land Led them on. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; While the...lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chimo As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath,... | |
 | G. F. Burckhardt - 1853 - 366 Seiten
...brand, In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land, Led them on. — n. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line I It was ten of April morn by the chimeAs they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death;... | |
 | William Tanner Young - 1853 - 56 Seiten
...attention, by asking them to tell him a thing that flew through the air with a tail. Certainly—' There was silence deep as death And the boldest held his breath. For a time', till one boy unexpectedly answered 'A comet.' ' Yes, of course', said the monitor, making a reluctant... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 508 Seiten
...brand, In a bold, determined hand, And the prince of all the land Led them on. — n. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; While the...death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. — in. But the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rushed O'er... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1854 - 404 Seiten
...brand. In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led them on. — n. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; While the...flew On the lofty British line: It was ten of April mom by the chime: As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held... | |
 | Francis Wayland - 1854 - 444 Seiten
...battle. Campbell, in his "Battle of the Baltic," illustrates this fact in these remarkable lines : "As they drifted on their path, There was silence...death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. ' Hearts of oak ! ' our captain cried, and each gun, From its adamantine lips, Spread a death-shade... | |
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Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone; By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land... 
