 | Sir John Sinclair - Athletes - 1806 - 120 pages
...soldiers, previous to mounting the deadly breach, to " Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood ; To set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide, Hold...breath, and bend up every spirit. To his full height." Such is the condition of persons engaged in a boxing match. And many who can contemplate the gallantry... | |
 | William Nicholson - Science - 1806 - 884 pages
...soldiers, previous to mounting the deadly breach, to " Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood; " To set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide, " Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit, « To hit full height." Such is the condition of persons engaged in a boxing match. And many who can contemplate... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...As fearfully, as doth a galled rock O'er-h ing and jutty his confounded' base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth, and stretch...breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height ! — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is set from fathers of war-proof ! Fathers, that, like... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...it, As fearfully, as doth a galled rock O'erhand and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth, and stretch...hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height!—On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof! Fathers, that,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 414 pages
...jutty his confounded base, Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth, and stretch ihe nostril wide; Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height! — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof! Fathers, that, like... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 398 pages
...O'erhang and jutty 7 his confounded base, s Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth, 9 and stretch the nostril wide; Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit 1 stones you have displaced: in short—Do one thing or the other. So, in Churchyard's Siege of Edenbrough... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 390 pages
...O'erhang and jutty7 his confounded base,s SwilI'd with the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth,9 and stretch the nostril wide; Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spirit1 stones you have displaced: in short — Do one thing or the other. So, in Churchyard's Siege... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 584 pages
...fearlully, as doth a galled rock O'ei-h .nç "and jutty his confounded'1 base, Swill'd with the wild . [and 1 c ) huid hard the breath, and bend up every spirit To his full height ! — On, on, you noblest English,... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1808 - 220 pages
...up with the English dead." — " Dead eno' — " said the lady Frederica, turning away from him. " Now on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fetch'd from fathers of war proof; Fathers that, like so many Alexanders, Have in these parts from morn till even fought, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 458 pages
...tearfully, a» doth a galled rock O'erhand, and jutt, ,2 his confounded base,3 Swill'd witb the wild and wasteful ocean. Now set the teeth, and stretch...breath, and bend up every spirit* To his full height ! — On, on, you noblest English, Whose blood is fet from fathers of war proof ! Fathers, that, like... | |
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Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect; Let it pry through the portage of the head Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it As fearfully as doth a galled rock O'erhang and jutty his confounded base, Swill'd... 
