 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1900 - 414 pages
...burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. 'Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved That, in the shock of charging...hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, 85 Examined all the dreadful scenes of war: In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1900 - 410 pages
...these: — " But, O my Muse ! what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ? Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound The victor's shouts and dying groans confound; ao The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. 'Twas then... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1901 - 654 pages
...borders stands. But O, my muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ! Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound, The victor's...battle rise. Twas then great Marlbro's mighty soul was prov'd, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmov'd, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examin'd... | |
 | Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1901 - 404 pages
...tremendous hour was shown, The might of Bourbon's rival, and his own ; 'Twas then each hero's warlike soul was proved, That in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror and despair, Ranged the dread scene and ruled the doubtful war. Meanwhile renowned for many a martial deed, A gallant... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1902 - 864 pages
...Battle-Piece. But, О my muse, what numbers wilt ihou find To sing the furious troops in battle joined ! o'er the scene, some r Marlborough's mighty soul was prove* That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1902 - 860 pages
...Battle-Plece. But, O my muse, what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle joined ! zephyr blows, Wh Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion,... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1900 - 210 pages
...sing the furious troops in battle join'd? Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound, The victors' shouts and dying groans confound; The dreadful burst...the thunder of the battle rise. " 'Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was prov'd, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmov'd, . Inspir'd repuls'd... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1885 - 418 pages
...for a time, at full leisure for the cultivation of his mind."— JOHNSON : Lives of the Poets. BB 2 The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. 'Twas then great Marlborougk's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1904 - 552 pages
...these : — " But, O my Muse ! what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd? Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound The victor's...all the thunder of the battle rise. 'Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1905 - 428 pages
...[75] " Bat, O ray Muse ! what numbers wilt thou find To sing the furious troops in battle join'd ? Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound The victor's...all the thunder of the battle rise. Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion,... | |
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Methinks I hear the drum's tumultuous sound The victor's shouts and dying groans confound ; The dreadful burst of cannon rend the skies, And all the thunder of the battle rise. 
