 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - American literature - 1876 - 870 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed wakened flowers, All that ever was Joyous, and clear, and fresh, thy music doth surpass. Thus it is that the spirits of the great and the wise continue to live and to act after them. Wesley's... | |
 | John Jacob Anderson - World history - 1876 - 514 pages
...that of the hero in the hour of victory; and if the chariot and horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory. — Alison. — History of Europe. ! SECTION II. FRANCE, From the Accession of diaries VIII. (1483)... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1877 - 410 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory : and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed...name and an example, which are at this hour inspiring hundreds of the youth of England : a name which is our pride, and an example which will continue to... | |
 | Robert Southey - Admirals - 1878 - 306 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory : and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed...which will continue to be our shield and our strength. Thus it is that the spirits of the great and the wise continue to live and to act after them ; verifying,... | |
 | Robert Southey - 1878 - 238 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed...which will continue to be our shield and our strength. Thus it is that the spirits of the great and wise continue to live and to act after them ; verifying... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - Colonies - 1878 - 464 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed...inspiration, but a name and an example which are at this moment inspiring thousands of the youth of England — a name which is our pride, and an example which... | |
 | Royal Colonial Institute (Great Britain), Royal Empire Society (Great Britain) - Colonies - 1878 - 458 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed...inspiration, but a name and an example which are at this moment inspiring thousands of the youth of England — a name which is our pride, and an example which... | |
 | John Guthrie - Bible - 1878 - 220 pages
...that of the hero in the hour of victory; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory." We cannot confess to much sympathy with that train of remark. It demands some effort of us to associate... | |
 | Joseph Gostwick - English language - 1878 - 522 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory ; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed in a brighter blaze of glory.' — ROBERT SOCTHEY. ' The feudal constitution was little adapted for the defence of a mighty kingdom,... | |
 | Anthologies - 1879 - 760 pages
...of the hero in the hour of victory : and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely have departed...which will continue to be our shield and our strength. Thus it ie that the spirits of the great and the wise continue to live and act after them.' In ' The... | |
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The most triumphant death is that of the martyr; the most awful that of the martyred patriot; the most splendid that of the hero in the hour of victory; and if the chariot and the horses of fire had been vouchsafed for Nelson's translation, he could scarcely... 
