Then bugle's note and cannon's roar the deathlike silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering fires; At once the wild alarum clashed from all her reeling spires; From all... Young England - Page 452Full view - About this book
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1832 - 680 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer : And from the furthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad stream of flags and... | |
| 1832 - 600 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the furthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad stream of flags and... | |
| Gift books - 1833 - 456 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the furthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad stream of flags and... | |
| Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 596 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and... | |
| 1837 - 538 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, An«l with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: 'And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and... | |
| Periodicals - 1837 - 260 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke* And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering fires; At once the wild alarum clashed from nil her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the voice of fear; And all... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1840 - 600 pages
...cannons' roar the deathlike silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke ; At once, on all her stately gates, arose the answering fires — At once the wild alarum clash'd from all her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower peal'd loud the voice of fear,... | |
| Readings - English poetry - 1843 - 466 pages
...clashed from all her reeling spires; From all the batteries of the Tower pealed loud the voice of light; fear; And all the thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer: And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying And broader still became the blaze, and... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...cannon's roar, the deathlike silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke; At once, on all her stately gates, arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer : And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and... | |
| 1844 - 1128 pages
...cannon's roar the death-like silence broke, And with one start, and with one cry, the royal city woke. At once on all her stately gates arose the answering...thousand masts of Thames sent back a louder cheer ; And from the farthest wards was heard the rush of hurrying feet, And the broad streams of flags and.... | |
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