 The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — "Stanley!" was the cry; — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And fired his glazing eye: With dying hand, above his head He shook the fragment of his blade, And shouted...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Page 190by Walter Scott - 1877 - 665 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1808 - 416 pages
...; just at this moment " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's...On, Stanley, on !' Were the last words of Marmion." P. 366. No painter, worthy of the name, can- read that description, and sleep till he has embodied... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...never aught like this." — The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY! was the cry; — A light on Marmion's...Stanley, on!",... Were the last words of Marmion. XXXIV. By this, though deep the evening fell, ,,-. \\ Still rose the battle's deadly swell, For still... | |
 | 1808 - 596 pages
...never aught like this." — The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's...eye : With dying hand, above his head He shook the. fragnjent of his blade, And shouted '< Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge ) On, Stanley, on !"•... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...religion. AH at once " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY! was the cry;— A light on Marmion's...Stanley, on !". . . . Were the last words of Marmion." p. 366. The lady is now hurried away by the priest ; and the close of the day is thus described, with... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...religion. All at once " The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And— STANLEY ! was the cry; — A light on Marmion's...Stanley, on !". . . . Were the last words of Marmion." p. 366. The lady is now hurried away by the priest ; and the close of the day ia thus described, with... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...never aught like this." — The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's...Stanley, on !" . . . Were the last words of Marmion. CANTO vi. THE BATTLE. 367 XXXIII. By !*MS, though deep the evening fell, Still rose the battle's deadly... | |
 | Joshua P. Slack - 1815 - 340 pages
...never aught like this." The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY! was the cry; — A light on Marmion's...On, Stanley, on ."' Were the last words of Marmion. Ode to Buonaparte, by LORD BYKON, I. 'TIS done — but yesterday a King ! And arm'd with kings to strive.... | |
 | Thomas Christopher Banks - 1817 - 254 pages
...the gale, And — Stanley ! was the cry, — A light on Marmion's visage spread, And firM his glaring eye : With dying hand, above his head He shook the...on, Stanley, on!" Were the last words of Marmion. As the Ballad of " The Hermit of WarkworfA" has been alluded to, with reference to a traditionary story... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...never aught like this." — The war, that for a space did fail, Now trehly thundering swelled the gale, And — Stanley ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's...spread, And fired his glazing eye : With dying hand, ahove his head He shook the fragment of his hlade, And shouted " Victory ! — " Charge, Chester, charge... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...aught like this." — • The war, that for a space did fail, Now trebly thundering swelled the gale, And — STANLEY ! was the cry ; — A light on Marmion's...fragment of his blade, And shouted " Victory ! " Charge, Chesterj charge ! On, Stanley, on !" Were the last words of Marmion. Walter Scott. 20. — Song from... | |
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