 Twas then great Marlborough's mighty soul was proved, That, in the shock of charging hosts unmoved, Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war: In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons...  Works - Seite 237von William Makepeace Thackeray - 1884Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1902 - 642 Seiten
...of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage : So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land. Such as of late... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 Seiten
...of war; In peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an Angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 304 Seiten
...of war ; In peaceful thought the field of death survey'd, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an augel, by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late... | |
 | 1826 - 82 Seiten
...of war. In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, • And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by divine command 1 With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, (Such as of... | |
 | Francis Alexander Durivage - 1835 - 792 Seiten
...war ; In peaceful thought thi; field of death surveyed, To tainting sqnndrons sent the timely nid . Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the- doubtful battle where to regó. Po when an anqel, by ilivine command, With rising tenijiests ehnkes a guilty Ian.1!, (Such as... | |
 | 1836 - 362 Seiten
...of war; In peaceful thought tbe field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel, by dicine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late... | |
 | William Beattie - 1844 - 570 Seiten
...war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 Seiten
...war ; In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed. To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid ; Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command, With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, (Such as of late... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 198 Seiten
...and my Lord Halifax were equally anxious ; and Addison, blushing, began reading of his verses, and, I suspect, knew their weak parts as well as the most...to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage." he read with great animation, looking at Esmond, as much as to say, " You know where that simile... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1852 - 702 Seiten
...and my Lord Halifax were equally anxious; and Addison, blushing, began reading of his verses, and, I suspect, knew their weak parts as well as the most...to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage," he read with great animation, looking at Esmond, as much as to say, " You know where that simile... | |
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