He is coming ! he is coming !" Like a bridegroom from his room, Came the hero from his prison To the scaffold and the doom. There was glory on his forehead, There was lustre in his eye, And he never walked to battle More proudly than to die... Philips' historical readers - Pagina 72de Philip George and son, ltd - 1883Vizualizare completă - Despre această carte
| 1844 - 826 pagini
...white gloves on his hands, his stockings of incarnate silk, and his shoes with their ribands on his Came the hero from his prison To the scaffold and...forehead, There was lustre in his eye, And he never walk'd to battle More proudly than to die : There was colour in his visage, Though the cheeks of all... | |
| 1844 - 834 pagini
...white gloves on his hands, his stockings of incarnate silk, and his shoes with their ribands on his Came the hero from his prison To the scaffold and...forehead, There was lustre in his eye, And he never walk'd to battle More proudly than to die : There was colour in his visage, Though the cheeks of all... | |
| 1844 - 828 pagini
...white gloves on &? hands, his stockings of incarnate silk, and his shoes with their riband« on № Came the hero from his prison To the scaffold and...the doom. There was glory on his forehead, There was Instre in his eye, And he never walk'd to battle More prondly than to die : There was colour in his... | |
| 1849 - 742 pagini
...And the glorious sun once more looks down Amidst the dazzling day. He is coming ! he is coming ! Lake a bridegroom from his room, Came the hero from his...walked to battle More proudly than to die : There was color in his visage, Though the cheeks of all were wan, And they marvelled as they saw him pass, That... | |
| 1850 - 628 pagini
...the brave, never ! Did he think death a fearful thing," she continued, looking at the picture, "no!" 'There was glory on his forehead, There was lustre in his eye ; And he never went to battle More proudly than to die.' Do not even our enemies say of him, 'That, dressed in scarlet... | |
| William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1852 - 364 pagini
...cloiids are cleared away, And the glorious sun once more looks down Amidst the dazzling day. XVa " He is coming ! he is coming !" Like a bridegroom from...was glory on his forehead, There was lustre in his eye3 And he never walked to battle More proudly than to die ; There was color In his visage, Though... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pagini
...— And God who made shall gather them : I go from you to Him ! " The morning dawned full darkly ; like a bridegroom from his room, Came the hero from...scaffold and the doom. There was glory on his forehead, the/e was lustre in his eye, And he never walked to battle more proudly than to die ; There was color... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pagini
...— And God who uiaJo shall gather them : I go from you to Him ! " The morning dawned full dnrkly; like a bridegroom from his room, Came the hero from...the scaffold and the doom. There was glory on his iurchct.d, there was lustre in his eye, And he never walked to battle more proudly than to die ; There... | |
| Edward N. Marks - 1854 - 394 pagini
...like a noble bridegroom arrayed for his wedding, than a criminal going to the place of execution." " There was glory on his forehead, There was lustre...never walked to battle More proudly than to die." On arriving at the gallows, though not allowed to address the people, he spoke a few words to those... | |
| University magazine - 1855 - 784 pagini
...limb, And God, who made, shall gather them : I go from you to Him !' " He is coming ! he is coming I Like a bridegroom from his room Came the hero from his prison, To the scaffold and the doom. Then was glory on his forehead, Then was lustre in his eye, And he never walked to battle More proudly... | |
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