 | Christopher Kelly - Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 - 1817 - 550 pages
...harbinger'd by fierce acclaim, That, from the shroud of smoke and flame Peal'd wildly the imperial name. But, on the British heart were lost The terrors of...charging host; For not an eye the storm that view'd Cbang'd its proud glance of fortitude« Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropp'd the dying and... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...fierce acclaim, That from the shrond of smoke and flame, Pealed wildly the imperial name. : » XII. Bnt on the British heart were lost The terrors of the charging host ; For not an eye the storm that viewed Changed its prond glance of fortitnde, Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropped the dying... | |
 | John Edgecombe Daniel - Europe - 1820 - 532 pages
...cries of " Vive 1' Empereur !" resounding from every mouth as they approached the British columns. " But on the British heart were lost The terrors of the charging host ; . . For not an eye the scene that view'd, Chang'd its proud glance of fortitude." WALTER SCOTT/ At length after a terrible... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1823 - 324 pages
...harbinger' (.1 by fierce acclaim, That from the shroud of smoke and flame, Peal'd wildly the imperial name. XII. But on the British heart were lost The terrors...the charging host ; For not an eye the storm that view'ri Changed its proud glance of fortitude, Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropp'd the dying... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 312 pages
...onset rdT* adoag, Forth harbinger'd by That from the shroud of Peal'd wildly the imperial name. Bat on the British heart were lost The terrors of the charging host ; For not an eye the storm that view d Changed its proud glance of fortitude, Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropp'd the dying... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...shroud of smoke and llame. Pcal'd wildly the imperial uame, XII. Bui on the British heart were Io«t The terrors of the charging host; For not an eye the storm thai view'd Changed its proud glance of fortitude, Nor was one forward footstep staid. As dropp'd the... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 814 pages
...harbingered by fierce acclaim, That from the shroud of smoke and flame. Pealed wildly the imperial name. But on the British heart were lost The terrors of the charging host ; For not an eye the storm that viewed Changed its proud glance of fortitude ; Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropped the dying... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...harbinger'd by fierce acclaim, That from the shroud of smoke and flame, Pcal'd wildly the imperial name. XII. But on the British heart were lost The terrors...of the charging host; For not an eye the storm that view'J. Changed its proud glance of fortitude, Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropp'd the dying... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 - 1836 - 328 pages
...harbinger'd by fierce acclaim, That, from the shroud of smoke and flame, Peal'd wildly the imperial name. XII. But on the British heart were lost The terrors...footstep staid, As dropp'd the dying and the dead. 1 Fast as their ranks the thunders tear, Fast they renewM each serried square; And on the wounded and... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - Poetry - 1838 - 496 pages
...harbingered by fierce acclaim, That from the shroud of smoke and flame, Pealed wildly the imperial name. XII. But on the British heart were lost The terrors...of the charging host; For not an eye the storm that viewed Changed its proud glance of fortitude, Nor was one forward footstep staid, As dropped the dying... | |
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The lancer couch'd his ruthless spear, And hurrying as to havoc near, The cohorts' eagles flew. In one dark torrent, broad and strong, The advancing onset... 
