 AGINCOURT FAIR stood the wind for France, When we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer will tarry; But putting to the main, At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry.  Notes and Queries - Seite 3221875Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1847 - 722 Seiten
...stanza, reviving an obsolete one, as Longfellow took Drayton's jolly old ballad of Agincourt — " Fair stood the wind for France, When we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer would tarry ; But, putting to the main, At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, With all his loyal train, Landed... | |
 | George Hooker Colton, James Davenport Whelpley - 1847 - 1376 Seiten
...stanza, reviving an obsolete one, as Longfellow took Drayton's jolly old ballad of Agincourt — " Fair stood the wind for France, When we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer would tarry ; But, putting to the main, At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, With all his loyal train, Landed... | |
 | 1847 - 722 Seiten
...Fair stood the wind for France, ЛУben we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer would tarry ; But, putting to the main, At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, With all his loyal train, Landed King Harry." — and set his " Skeleton in Armor" to the same tune. I mean composing... | |
 | 1850 - 544 Seiten
...Maimouth (vol. ii. Appendix, p. 417.), is a ballad ou The Battle of Agincourt, beginning as follows: — " Fair stood the wind for France, When we our sails...Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry." The author of this old ballad, the learned editor says, was Michael Drayton ; but I have not bea able... | |
 | Henry Meredith Parker - 1851 - 356 Seiten
...coast of Normandy. MICHAEL DRAYTON TO THE CAMBRIO BRITONS AND THEIR HARP, HIS BALLAD OF AGINCOURT. Fair stood the wind for France, When we our sails...Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry. To be sure he did. "WTiat cared he for the " Law salique that they had in France ?" Besides, had not... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1851 - 308 Seiten
...of the Battle of Agincourt, by Michael Dray ton, beginning,— " Fair stood the wind for France, As we our sails advance. Nor now to prove our chance Longer will tarry ; " Bnt putting to the main, At Caux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry."... | |
 | Beautiful poetry - 1857 - 418 Seiten
...ballad is by DRAYTON, one of the early English poets. Its very ruggedness contributes to its vigour. FAIR stood the wind for France, When we our sails...And taking many a fort, Furnished in warlike sort, March eth towards Agincourt In happy hour ; Skirmishing day by day With those that stopp'd his way,... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 608 Seiten
...onr sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer will tarrv; But putting to the main, At Caux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry." All this I readily concede ; but that the old Spanish ballads nre infinitely and every way inferior... | |
 | Richard Chenevix Trench (abp. of Dublin) - 1868 - 458 Seiten
...beauties see, And in short measures life may perfect be. 10 Ben Jonsan. XLI THE BATTLE OF AGINCOURT. Fair stood the wind for France When we our sails advance,...chance Longer will tarry ; But putting to the main, 5 At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial train, Landed King Harry. And taking many a fort,... | |
 | 1870 - 464 Seiten
...When we our sails advance, Nor now to prove our chance Longer will tarry ; But putting to the main, 5 At Kaux, the mouth of Seine, With all his martial...And taking many a fort, Furnished in warlike sort, 10 Marched towards Agincourt In happy hour ; Skirmishing day by day With those that stopped his way,... | |
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