 Then bugle's note and cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering fires: At once the wild alarum...  Selections from the Writings of Lord Macaulay - Page 458by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 475 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1832 - 600 pages
...stately gates arose the answering fires; At once the wild alarum clashed from all her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the...was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad stream of flags and pikes dashed down each roaring street; And broader still became the blaze, and... | |
 | 1833 - 456 pages
...stately gates arose the answering fires : At once the wild alarum clashed from all her reeling spires: From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the...was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad stream of flags and pikes dashed down each roaring street: And broader still became the blaze, and... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 596 pages
...stately gates arose the answering fires ; At once the wild alarum clashed from all her reeling spires ; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the...masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and pikes dashed... | |
 | 1837 - 538 pages
...stately gates arose the answering fires; At once the wild alarum clashed from all her reeling spires ; , From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the...of Thames sent back a louder cheer: 'And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and pikes dashed... | |
 | 1837 - 260 pages
...stately gates arose the answering fires; At once the wild alarum clashed from nil her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the...masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and pikes dashed... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1840 - 600 pages
...once the wild alarum clash'd from all her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower peal'd loud the voice of fear, And all the thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer ; And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and pikes flashed... | |
 | Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...clashed from all her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the voice of light; fear; And all the thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying And broader still became the blaze, and louder still... | |
 | 1843 - 1266 pages
...farthest wards was heard the rash of hurrying feet, A«d Die bma streams of flags and pikes dashed down each roaring street; And broader still became the blaze and louder still Hie din, As fast from every village round the horse came poneing in : And eastward straight, from wild... | |
 | 1844 - 1128 pages
...stately gates arose the answering fires ; At once the wild alarum clashed from all her reeling spires ; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the...of Thames sent back a louder cheer ; And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and. pikes dashed... | |
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