 | American periodicals - 1849 - 588 pages
...nought To the batteries which they brought, Like Leviathans afloat In the brine. It was ten of Thursday morn, By the chime, As they drifted on their path...death, And the boldest held his breath For a time — Ere a first and fatal round Shook the flood ; Every Dane looked out that day, Like the red wolf... | |
 | William Beattie - Authors, Scottish - 1849 - 480 pages
...To the batteries which they brought, Like Leviathans afloat In the brine. 6. It was ten of Thursday morn, By the chime, As they drifted on their path...death, And the boldest held his breath For a time — 7. Ere a first and fatal round Shook the flood ; Every Dane looked out that day, Like the red wolf... | |
 | William Beattie - 1850 - 570 pages
...others more or less altered, while it was passing through the press. 6. It was ten of Thursday mom, By the chime, As they drifted on their path There...deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a lime — 7. Ere a first and fatal round Shook the flood , Kvery Dane looked out that day, Like the... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - English poetry - 1850 - 596 pages
...determined hand, And the prinee of all the land Led them on. ii. Like leviathans afloat, Lay their bnlwarks on the brine ; While the sign of battle flew On the...lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the ehime : As they drifted on their path, There was silenee deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath... | |
 | Charles Mackay - Ballads, English - 1851 - 332 pages
...Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone, By each gun the lighted brand, In a bold determined hand. And the prince of all the land, Led...death ; And the boldest held his breath For a time. But the might of England flusb'd, To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er the... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1851 - 362 pages
...Denmark's crown,8 And her arms along the deep proudly shone ; By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand, And the prince of all the land Led...; And the boldest — held his breath For a time. But the might of England flush'd" To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter8 rush'd O'er the... | |
 | Frederic Charles Cook - 1851 - 118 pages
...Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone ; By each gun the lighted brand, In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land Led...death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. — But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene : And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
 | American periodicals - 1851 - 608 pages
...music of the metre is surpassingly fine : our own breath is suspended at the glorious stanza ending As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep...death, And the boldest held his breath For a time. And how easily he melts us, amid the joy of victory und the festal city's blaze, whilst the wine-cup... | |
 | English language - 1851 - 278 pages
...Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone ; By each gun the lighted brand, In a bold determined hand — And the Prince of all the land...Leviathans afloat Lay their bulwarks on the brine ; IWhile the sign of battle flew 3On the lofty British line ; It was ten of April morn, by the chime,... | |
 | William Shannon - Irish poetry - 1852 - 294 pages
...Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone : By each gun the lighted brand, In a bold determined hand, And the prince of all the land Led...bulwarks on the brine, While the sign of battle flew O'er the lofty British line, It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path,... | |
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Nelson and the North Sing the glorious day's renown, When to battle fierce came forth All the might of Denmark's crown, And her arms along the deep proudly shone; By each gun the lighted brand In a bold determined hand, And the Prince of all the land... 
