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" He threw his blood-stain'd sword in thunder down ; And with a withering look The war-denouncing trumpet took ; And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe . And ever and anon he beat The doubling drum with furious heat... "
Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ... - Page 375
by William Hazlitt - 1824 - 822 pages
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The gift book of English poetry

English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...frown, Revenge impatient rose : He threw his blood-stain'd sword, in thunder down, And, with a with'ring look, The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a...furious heat ; And, though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unalter'd...
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Orthopony; Or the Cultivation of the Voice, in Elocution: A Manual of ...

William Russell - 1849 - 310 pages
...vale, And longer had she sung — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down And, with a withering look,...furious heat. And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered...
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Exercises in Rhetorical Reading: With a Series of Introductory Lessons ...

Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 466 pages
...589. [Read with the high key.] But, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down ; and, with a withering look,...anon he beat the doubling drum with furious heat: [Low kiy, very slowly.] and though, sometimes, each dreary pause between, dejected Pity, at his side,...
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The British orator

Thomas King Greenbank - 1849 - 446 pages
...And Hope, enchanted, smiled and waved her golden hair : And longer had she sung — but, with a frown Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stain'd...and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of wo;And, ever and anon, he beat The doubling drum with furious heat. And though, sometimes, each dreary...
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Orthophony; Or The Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution: A Manual of ...

William Russell - Elocution - 1849 - 320 pages
...vale, And longer had she sung — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down And, with a withering look,...prophetic sounds so full of woe : And ever and anon, ho beat The doubling drum with furious heat. And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected...
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The literary class book; or, Readings in English literature

Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 pages
...And Hope enchanted amil'd, and wav'd her golden hair -. And longer had she sung — but with a frown REVENGE impatient rose; He threw his blood-stain'd...furious heat ; And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected PITY at his side Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unalter'd...
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The New American Speaker: A Collection of Oratorical and Dramatical Pieces ...

John Celivergos Zachos - Elocution - 1851 - 570 pages
...she suns; — but with a frown, ii *• ' . * ® Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down. And with a withering look,...furious heat ; And though, sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered...
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The Class Book of Poetry

Class-book - Poetry - 1852 - 152 pages
...Hope enchanted smiled, and waved her golden hair. And longer had she sung ; — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose : He threw his blood-stain'd...furious heat ; And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild, unalter'd...
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Studies from the English Poets

George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...And longer had she sung — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose : He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down ; And, with a withering look...furious heat ; And though sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered...
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The Standard Speaker: Containing Exercises in Prose and Poetry for ...

Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...hair. And longer had she sung — but, with a frown, Revenge impatient rose. He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down ; And, with a withering look,...furious heat. And though, sometimes, each dreary pause between, Dejected Pity, at his side, Her soul-subduing voice applied, Yet still he kept his wild unaltered...
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