 Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday light, Rank behind rank, like surges bright Of a broad sea of gold. Four hundred trumpets sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host with measured tread, And spears...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 290by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...commons, Seized hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below, Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold....host with measured tread, And spears advanced, and en.'igns spread. Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head. Where stow! the dauntless three. The three... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1843 - 206 pages
...Commons Seized hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. 35. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. 36. The Three stood calm... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...Lartius, and Herminius undertake to keep back the euemy from passing the bridge till it can be hewn down.] Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - 558 pages
...commons Seized hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...Commons, Seiz'd hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loos'd the props below. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...sounded A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measur'd tread, And spears advanc'd, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1846 - 540 pages
...commons Seized hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1849 - 224 pages
...Commons Seized hatchet, bar, and crow, And smote upon the planks above, And loosed the props below. XXXV. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. • XXXVI. The Three stood... | |
 | Walter McLeod - 1850 - 170 pages
...Lartius, and Henninins undertake to keep back the enemy from passing the bridge till it can be hewn down.] Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Right glorious to behold,...noonday light, Rank behind rank, like surges bright A peal of warlike glee, As that great host, with measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread,... | |
 | 1850 - 608 pages
...reflected on the bosom of the dark blue sea. But not only has blue steel turned golden, but •• — that great host, with measured tread. And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Roll'd slowiy towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three." Here an army which comes... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1851 - 260 pages
...And smote upon the planks 'above, And loosed the props below. XXXV. Meanwhile the Tuscan army, Eight glorious to behold, Came flashing back the noonday...measured tread, And spears advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. XXXVI. The Three stood calm... | |
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