 The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose : And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew, And lifted high their shields,...  Critical and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 290by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1868 - 288 pages
...and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. XXXVI. The Three stood calm and silent And looked upon the...: And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew, And lifted high their shields, and flew... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1868 - 216 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...: And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew, And lifted high their shields, and flew... | |
 | Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - 1808 - 596 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly toward the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...all the vanguard rose : And forth three chiefs came spurrmg Before that mighty mass ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew And lifted high their... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 396 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. 7. The Three stood calm and silent, and looked upon the...three chiefs came spurring before that mighty mass t To earth they sprang, their swords they drew And lifted high their shields, and flew To win the narrow... | |
 | Choice readings - 1869 - 262 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three. "The three stood calm and silent, And looked upon...: And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drc*", And lifted high their shields, and flew... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1869 - 416 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...vanguard rose : And forth three chiefs came spurring To earth they sprang, their swords they drew And lifted high their shields, and flew To win the narrow... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1869 - 596 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...of laughter From all the vanguard rose ; And forth the Three came spurring Before that deep array, To earth they sprang, their swords they drew,. And... | |
 | George Tooker Hoare - 1870 - 304 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three. " The three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...: And forth three chiefs came spurring Before that deep array ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew And lifted high their shields, and flew To... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1870 - 340 pages
...quarrel, Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son nor wife, nor limb nor life, In the brave days of old. 6. The three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose. But soon Etruria's noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth the bloody corpses, In the path... | |
 | M. S. Mitchell - 1871 - 422 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. The Three stood calm and silent, And looked upon the...three chiefs came spurring Before that mighty mass; SELECTIONS. — VARIETIES OF STRESS. 265 To earth they sprang, their swords they drew And lifted high... | |
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