 | Robert Chambers - 1832 - 846 страници
...and Dover, Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamer speeding over, When the fog clear'd away. Sullen and silent, and like couchant lions, Their cannon through the night, Holding tli'.-ir breath, had watch' d in grim defiance The sea-coast opposite. And now they roar'd at drum... | |
 | 740 страници
...feverish lips. Romney, Hastings, Hitlie, and Dove Were all alert that day, To see the French war-stcanicrs speeding over, When the fog cleared away. Sullen and...sea-coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-beat fronftlieir stations On every citadel ! Each answering each, with morning salutations That all was... | |
 | 1853 - 672 страници
...Hailed it with feverish lips. Sandwich and Romney, Hastings, Hithe, and Dover Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over, When...Holding their breath, had watched in grim defiance The sea coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-beat from their stations On every citadel; Each answering... | |
 | 1853 - 442 страници
...Hailed it with feverish lips. Sandwich and Romney, Hastings, Hithe, and Dover Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over, When the fog cleared away. Süllen and silent, and like couchant lions, Their cannon through the night, Holding their breath,... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 страници
...OF THE CINQUE POBTS. 73 Sandwich and Roniney, Hastings, Hythe, and Dover, Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over When...lions, Their cannon, through the night, Holding their hreath, had watched in grim defiance, The sea-coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-heat from... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1859 - 636 страници
...Hailed it withfcverM lips. " Sandwich and Romncy, Hastings, ffithc, and Dover Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over When the fog cleared away." There is more vigor and condensation in these lines than in any others of the author which we remember.... | |
 | 1859 - 584 страници
...Hailed it with feverish lipt. Sandwich and Romney, Hastings, Hithe, and Dover Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over When the fog cleared away." There is more vigour and condensation in these lines than in any others of the author which we remember.... | |
 | S. R. - 1860 - 306 страници
...Hailed it with feverish lips. Sandwich and Romney, Hastings, Hithe, and Dover Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over, When...Holding their breath, had watched in grim defiance The sea- coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-beat from their stations On every citadel ; Each answering... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Gilbert - 1860 - 448 страници
...rampart, the black cannon Sandwich and Ronmey, Hastings, Hythe and Dover, Were all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over, When...cannon through the night, Holding their breath, had watehed in grim defianee The sea-coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-beat from their stations... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1861 - 912 страници
...all alert that day, To see the French war-steamers speeding over, When the fog cleared away. Sullent and silent, and like couchant lions, Their cannon,...defiance, The sea-coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-heat from their stations On every citadel ; Each answering each, with morning salutations, That... | |
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To see the French war-steamers speeding over, When the fog cleared away. Sullen and silent, and like couchant lions, Their cannon, through the night, Holding their breath, had watched, in grim defiance, The sea-coast opposite. And now they roared at drum-beat... 
