 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...opening roar Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near His heart more truly knew that pea! too well Which stretch'd... | |
 | Samuel Niles Sweet - Elocution - 1843 - 324 pages
...nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm ! arm ! it is — it is — the cannon's opening roar ! That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well", v... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1843 - 548 pages
...Within a window'd niche of that high hall -^ .,T Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear .JThat sound the first amidst the festival, £'• ^~ And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear : ^- . And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, *-\ His heart more truly knew that peal too... | |
 | Quaver - Songs - 1844 - 552 pages
...op'ning roar ! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear g And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew'that peal too well Which... | |
 | John Goldsbury, William Russell - American literature - 1844 - 444 pages
...roar ! [ ] Within a windowed niche of that high hall II Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear ' That sound ' the first \ amidst the festival, And caught its tone ' with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled ' because he deem'd it near, His heart \ more truly knew that peal ' too well... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...cannon's opening Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...opening roar ! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...opening roar ! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled bacause they deem'd it noar His heart more truly knew that peal too well Wnich... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...America. _. Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - Elocution - 1845 - 492 pages
...opening roar Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which stretch'd... | |
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But hark that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm! arm! it is — it is the cannon's opening roar! 
