 | David Charles Bell - 1879 - 556 Seiten
...on the ground ; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine — Which (the burgesses voted...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent ! XIII . — SHEEIDAN' S BIDE . — Thomas Buchanan Read. UP from the South at break of day, bringing... | |
 | Joseph Wadsworth Keene - 1879 - 256 Seiten
...knees on the ground, And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. THE TWO ROADS. RlCHTER. IT was New Year's night. An aged man was standing at a window. He mournfully... | |
 | Helen A Hertz - 1879 - 292 Seiten
...on the ground ; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. R. BROWNING. 50. A Noble Traitor. A PERSIAN history I read of late, how the great Sophy once Flying... | |
 | George Lansing Raymond - 1879 - 350 Seiten
...knees on the ground, And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. 223. Moderately Fast Movement. 77. THE BATTLE OF IVRY.-ZVtomo* B. Macaulay. Explosive O., high pitch.... | |
 | Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore - 1879 - 376 Seiten
...knees on the ground, And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...consent) Was no more than his due who brought good news XXVIII THE RAINBOW A fragment of a rainbow bright Through the moist air I see, All dark and damp on... | |
 | James Martin (of the Wedgwood inst, Burslem) - 1880 - 232 Seiten
...knees on the ground; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. Robert Brownina. THOUGHTS FROM SHAKSPEARE AND OTHERS OF OUR CHIEF POETS. AMBITION. Tis a common proof,... | |
 | Clyde de L. Ryals - 1983 - 312 Seiten
...the narrator remembers is the last of the town's wine being poured down the horse's throat, "which / Was no more than his due who brought good news from Ghent." In the end, in fact, Roland becomes the hero — not "which" but "who" brought the goods news to Aix.... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 Seiten
...sank to rest. And into the midnight we galloped abreast. (1. 1—6) 36 I poured down his throat our and (1. 58-60) BeLS; BLPL; FaBoBe; FaFP; FaPoR; GN; HoPM; NAEL2 In a Gondola 37 The moth's kiss first!... | |
 | Frances Mayes - 2001 - 548 Seiten
...knees on the ground; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. If Browning's gait seems familiar, that's because both "The Star Spangled Banner" and "The Night Before... | |
 | Bill Moore, David Booth - 2003 - 154 Seiten
...knees on the ground; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his throat our last measure of wine, Which (the burgesses voted by...more than his due who brought good news from Ghent. Robert Browning Here is how a Quiz Sheet looks. Remember, the children answer in as brief a form a... | |
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Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise, bad or good, Till at length into Aix Roland galloped and stood. And all I remember is, friends flocking round As I sat with his head 'twixt my knees on the ground ; And no voice but was praising this Roland... 
