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" But still, as wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men — Their trampling sounded nearer. ' O haste thee, haste ! ' the lady cries, ' Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging of the skies, But not... "
Class-book of English Poetry - Page 66
by English poetry - 1866
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Gertrude of Wyoming: A Pennsylvanian Tale. And Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Massacre, 1778 - 1809 - 148 pages
...— By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking;' And in the scowl of heav'n each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still...glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer. — * Oh haste thee, haste!' the lady cries, ' Though tempests round us gather; 1 The evil spirit of...
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Gertrude of Wyoming: And Other Poems

Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 266 pages
...in the scowl of heav'n each face Grew dark as they were speaking. 9 The evil spirit of the waters. But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night...glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer.' Oh haste thee, haste!' the lady cries, ' Though tempests round us gather; ' I'll meet the raging of...
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Poems in Two Volumes: Containing Gertrude of Wyoming and ..., Volumes 1-2

Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1810 - 272 pages
...the scowl of heav'n each face Grew dark as they were speaking. » The evil spirit of the waters. 35 But still as wilder blew the wind, And as the night...rode armed men, Their- trampling sounded nearer.' Oh haste thee, haste !' the lady cries, * Though tempests round us gather ; ' I'll meet the raging...
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Poetical selections, consisting of the most approved pieces of our best ...

Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...the ferry !" By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ; * And in the scowle of heaven, each face Grew dark as they were speaking....glen rode armed men,. Their trampling sounded nearer. — " Oh haste thee, haste !" the lady cries, " The tempests round us gather ; " I'll meet the raging...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 2

1811 - 462 pages
..." By this the storm grew loud apace, "The water-wraith was shrieking; " And in the scowl of heav'n each face "Grew dark as they were speaking, " But...rode armed men, " Their trampling sounded nearer.— « Oh haste thee, haste !' the lady cries, ' Though tempests round us gather . ' I'll meet the raging...
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Accepted Addresses; Or, Proemium Poetarum: To which are Added, Macbeth ...

Parodies - 1813 - 410 pages
...white, I'|l row you o'er the ferry." By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking; And in the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as...rode armed men,— Their trampling sounded nearer. "O, haste thee, haste," the lady cries, "Though tempests round us gather; I'll meet the raging of the...
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The Kaleidoscope: or, Literary and scientific mirror, Volume 1

1821 - 438 pages
...the storm grew loud apace. The water-wraith was shrieking ; And in the scowl of hcav'n each face Crew dark as they were speaking. But still as. wilder blew the wind, And as the night grew drearer, A down the glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer. " Oh ! haste thee, haste ! the lady...
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Gertrude of Wyoming, and other poems

Thomas Campbell - Wyoming Valley (Pa.) - 1819 - 188 pages
...ferry.'— By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking ; 2 And in the scowl of heav'n each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still...glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded nearer. — ' Oh haste thee, haste !' the lady cries, ' Though tempests round us gather ; ' I'll meet the raging...
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The poetical works of Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell - 1821 - 254 pages
...ferry.'— By this the storm grew loud apace, The water-wraith was shrieking i* And in the scowl of heav'n each face Grew dark as they were speaking. But still as wilder hlew the wind, And as the nrght grew drearer, Adown the glen rode armed men, Their trampling sounded...
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British Minstrel, Volume 2

John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...powerful genius. The single stanza, By this the storm grew Mud apace, The water-Wraith was shrieking ; And In the scowl of heaven each face Grew dark as they were speaking. Is worth a Volume of the singsong stuff that Is frequently obtruded upoh the world, and praised too,...
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