 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
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 pages
...advanced, and ensigns spread, Rolled slowly towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three. ar ;" And the white rose weeps, "She is late ; " The...wait." She is coming, my own, my sweet ! Were it deep array ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew, And lifted high their shields, and flew... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 240 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...rose; 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 452 pages
...and ensigns spread, Eolled 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... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge - 1880 - 408 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...rose: 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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 192 pages
...towards the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless Three. xxxvi. Tha Ihree stood calm and silent, AnJ. looked upon the foes, And a great shout of laughter...: 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... | |
 | 1880 - 826 pages
...represents Horatius and his companions as they withstccd the army of Porsena at the bridge over the Tiber. " The three stood calm and silent And looked upon the...great shout of laughter From all the vanguard rose." Roman citizens, meanwhile, are battering down the bridge behind them, in order to cut off the enemy... | |
 | Charles John Plumptre - 1881 - 522 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...swords they drew, And lifted high their shields, and ./?«£' To win the narrow pass. v But all Etruria's noblest Felt their hearts sink to see On the earth... | |
 | Charles John Plumptre - 1881 - 524 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...that mighty mass ; To earth they sprang, Their swords tltey drew, And lifted high their shields, andyKrw To win the narrow pass. But all Etruria's noblest... | |
 | James Booth (head master of the Caledonian schools, Liverpool) - 1881 - 232 pages
...quarrel Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son nor wife, nor limb nor life, In the brave days of old. 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... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 pages
...toward the bridge's head, Where stood the dauntless three. The three stood calm and silent, And look'd rless and fleet: That was all ; and yet, through the deep array ; To earth they sprang, their swords they drew, And lifted high their shields, and flew... | |
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