| Andrew Comstock, Philip Lawrence - Elocution - 1808 - 596 pages
...strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire ; He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring... | |
| Albert Deane Richardson - Generals - 1868 - 644 pages
...strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. Bnt lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire ; He is snnflBng the smoke of the roaring... | |
| John Swett - Elocution - 1867 - 252 pages
...battle-field calls. Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away 1 And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eyes full of fire. But lo I he is nearing his heart's desire, He is snuffing the smoke of the battle fray, With Sheridan only... | |
| Floyd Baker Wilson - Dialogues - 1869 - 208 pages
...ten miles away. BUT ONE PAIR OF STOCKINGS TO MEND. 21 Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind...with his wild eyes full of fire ; But, lo ! he is Hearing his heart's desire, He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, With Sheridan only five miles... | |
| M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1869 - 416 pages
...away. Under his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape fled away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind ;...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire — He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring... | |
| Josiah Rhinehart Sypher - Elocution - 1870 - 396 pages
...strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But, lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire; He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring... | |
| Philip Lawrence - English language - 1870 - 422 pages
...strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under his spurning feet, the roadLike an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire ; He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring... | |
| M. S. Mitchell - Elocution - 1870 - 416 pages
...flying before the wind; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire — He is snuffing the smoke,of the roaring fray, With Sheridan only five miles away. The first that the General saw were... | |
| Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 196 pages
...strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind,...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire ; He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring... | |
| Mary Stephens Robinson - 1871 - 242 pages
...but his heart was gay Sheridan fifteen miles away. Under his spurning feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed ; And the landscape sped away...bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire: But lo I he is nearlng his heart's desire ; lie is snifllng the smoke of the roaring... | |
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