 Tis morn; but scarce yon level sun Can pierce the war-clouds, rolling dun, Where furious Frank and fiery Hun Shout in their sulphurous canopy. The combat deepens. On, ye Brave, Who rush to glory, or the grave! Wave, Munich! all thy banners wave, And charge...  Notes and Queries - Page 721867Full view - About this book
 | William James Linton - English periodicals - 1843 - 356 pages
...which opened at Hohenlinden ; and, strange to say, one verse actually haunted me day and night :— "Few, few shall part where many meet, The snow shall...beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre." I am far from being a believer in presentiments ; but this verse is never absent from my thoughts.... | |
 | Florentia Wynch Sale - Afghan Wars - 1843 - 104 pages
...Poems, which opened at Hohenlinden; and, strange to say, one verse actually haunted me day and night : " Few, few shall part where many meet, The snow shall...beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre." I am far from being a believer in presentiments ; but this verse is never absent from my thoughts.... | |
 | English poetry - 1843 - 368 pages
...the grave ! Wave, Munich ! all thy banners wave ! And charge with all thy chivalry ! Few; few'shall part where many meet ! The snow shall be their winding-sheet,...beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. ODE TO THE MEMORY 07 BURNS. SOUL of the poet ! wheresoe'er, Reelaim'd from earth, thy genius plume... | |
 | Books - 1843 - 574 pages
...which opened at Hohenlinden ; and, strange to say, one verse actually haunted me day and night: — " Few, few shall part where many meet, The snow shall be their winding sheet ; And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre." I am far from being... | |
 | Lady Florentia Wynch Sale - Afghan Wars - 1843 - 480 pages
...opened at Hohenlinden; and, strange to say, one verse actually haunted me day and night : — • " Few, few shall part where many meet, The snow shall be their winding sheet ; And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre." I am far from being... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...rush to glory, or the grave ! Wave, Munich ! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry. poverty of poets : — [From ' The Latt Man.'] All worldly shapes shall melt in gloom — The sun himself must die, Before... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...artillery, and the too certain and dreadful death which falls upon the crowded ranks of the combatants. confidence and affection in all parts of your dominions, which makes your best s стогу turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre ! The poet intended to pass into... | |
 | Robert Halley - 1844 - 646 pages
...curious, and so is the comment: p. 413 — " ' Few, few, shall part where many meet, The snow ahalt be their winding-sheet. And every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulchre.' " Would any Goth," asks Dr. Carson, " object that the snow cannot be a winding-sheet, because it does... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - Authors, English - 1845 - 558 pages
...rush to glory, or the grave ! Wave, Munich, all thy banners wave ! And charge with all thy chivalry ! Few, few shall part where many meet ! The snow shall...beneath their feet, Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. CAROLINE. I'LL hid my hyacinth to blow, I'll teach my grotto green to be, And sing my true love, all... | |
 | General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...dun, Where furious Frank and fiery Hun Shout in their sulphurous canopy. Few, few shall part whore many meet, — The snow shall be their winding-sheet...every turf beneath their feet Shall be a soldier's sepulcbre. CAMPBELL. RICHARD AND BETTY AT HICKLETON FAIR. As I wur ganging last Sat'rday neet to buy... | |
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