The Vision of Don Roderick: A PoemJames Ballantyne and Company, 1811 - 128 pages A poem to celebrate the victories of the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War. |
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Page 49
... shout grew loud- A varied scene the changeful vision show'd , For , where the ocean mingled with the cloud , A gallant navy stemm'd the billows broad . G From mast and stern St George's symbol flow'd , Blent OF DON RODERICK . 49.
... shout grew loud- A varied scene the changeful vision show'd , For , where the ocean mingled with the cloud , A gallant navy stemm'd the billows broad . G From mast and stern St George's symbol flow'd , Blent OF DON RODERICK . 49.
Page 72
... gallant countryman , in order to apprise the Southern reader of its legitimate sound ; -Grahame being , on the other side of the Tweed , usually pronoun- ced as a dissyllable . NOTES ON THE VISION . Note I. For fair Florinda's 7 72 NOTES .
... gallant countryman , in order to apprise the Southern reader of its legitimate sound ; -Grahame being , on the other side of the Tweed , usually pronoun- ced as a dissyllable . NOTES ON THE VISION . Note I. For fair Florinda's 7 72 NOTES .
Page 94
... gallant and devoted as they have shewn themselves in the cause of national liberty , because they may not instantly adopt those measures which we in our wisdom may deem essential to success , it might be well , if we endeavoured first ...
... gallant and devoted as they have shewn themselves in the cause of national liberty , because they may not instantly adopt those measures which we in our wisdom may deem essential to success , it might be well , if we endeavoured first ...
Page 115
... gallant countryman , ) who commanded the two guns , dismissed them at the gallop , and , putting himself at the head of the mounted artillerymen , ordered them to fall upon the French , sabre - in - hand . This very unexpected ...
... gallant countryman , ) who commanded the two guns , dismissed them at the gallop , and , putting himself at the head of the mounted artillerymen , ordered them to fall upon the French , sabre - in - hand . This very unexpected ...
Page 117
... gallant Colonel Cameron was wounded mortally during the desperate contest in the streets of the village called Fuentes d'Honoro . He fell at the head of his native Highlanders , the 71st and 79th , who raised a dreadful shriek of grief ...
... gallant Colonel Cameron was wounded mortally during the desperate contest in the streets of the village called Fuentes d'Honoro . He fell at the head of his native Highlanders , the 71st and 79th , who raised a dreadful shriek of grief ...
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ancient Andalusia Arabs arms army bade BALLANTYNE band Barosa battle won beneath BERESFORD blazed blood bold Bolero British Britons burst cavalry cave cavern censer Christians Count Julian crest cried dark desperate Don Roderick dread EDINBURGH Edition enemy fame fatal fate fear fell field fight fire flame Florinda's flung foes French Fuentes d'Honoro Galicia gallant Gothic Goths GRÆME Grenada grey-hair'd harp hath headlong rage heard heart heaven honour Kilsyth king land legions light Massena Merlin mingled minstrel minstrelsy Monarch's Moors mountains Muchacha ne'er noise Note o'er Oppas Orelia Patriot Pausayl Poem Portugal Prelate proud ranks Recisundo renowned roar ruins rung Saracens scene Scotland shout shriek siege slain soldiers Spain Spaniards Spanish squadrons stern sword tale Tarik Tecbir thine thou hast throne thunders Toledo tower tradition treason Tweed valour verse victory VIII VISION OF DON wall WALTER SCOTT war-cry warrior wild Zaragoza
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Page 109 - Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Page 108 - A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains : a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth before them ; and behind them a flame burneth : the land « as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness ; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 109 - They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.
Page 108 - A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.
Page 109 - They shall run to and fro in the city, they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses, they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Page 102 - Most gloriously have the citizens of Zaragoza proved that the true army of Spain, in a contest of this nature, is the whole people. The same city has also exemplified a melancholy, yea, a dismal truth — yet consolatory and full of joy — that, when a people are called suddenly to fight for their liberty, and are sorely pressed upon, their best field of battle is the floors upon which their children have played ; the chambers where the family of each man has slept...