 Lay their bulwarks on the brine; While the sign of battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. But the might...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4481830Full view - About this book
 | 1809 - 572 pages
...short and simple description of the British fleet bearing up to close action. As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time . The description of the battle itself (though it begins with a tremendous line) is in the same spirit... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1809 - 148 pages
...battle flew On the lofty British line: It was ten of April morn by the chime As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. — in. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 266 pages
...battle flew On the lofty British line: It was ten of April morn by the chime: As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time.— III. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene; And her van the fleetef rush'd O'er... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1810 - 272 pages
...battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. — III. But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pages
...battle flew On the lofty British line. It was Ten of April morn by the chime, As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death; And the boldest held his breath For a time.— But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd " Hearts... | |
 | Andreas Andersen Feldborg - 1815 - 194 pages
...sublimity and terror, of which the poet has given so impressive a description. " At they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath For a time V , . The battle commenced at five minutes after ten, when the Provesteen opened her fire on the Edgar.... | |
 | 1830 - 990 pages
...personal character ; for to his sad loss and misfortune, he never could be said to have had a prioate character since he went upon the town. His friends...darkest of all its passages, and one that had affixed an ineffaceable stain or stigma to his name. There is a mystery about it still ; but a mystery so far... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 pages
...battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath For a time. — But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
 | British melodies - 1820 - 280 pages
...battle flew On the lofty British line : It was ten of April morn by the chime : As they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death ; And the boldest held his breath, For a time. — But the might of England flush'd To anticipate the scene ; And her van the fleeter rush'd O'er... | |
 | Privateer - 1821 - 464 pages
...untrue, I hoped to find a friend in him, And he forsook me too. CHAPTER III. AH they drifted on their path, There was silence deep as death, And the boldest held his breath For a time— Bat the might of England flushed To anticipate the scene, And fleeter rushed O'er the deadly space... | |
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