| Evan Daniel - 1879 - 304 pages
...height. Vespers.—The time when vespers or evening prayers were said. LESSON XIIII. THE DYING BOY. foo know we French stormed Ratisbon ;A mile or so away, On a little mound Napoleon Stood, on our storming day; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how— Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance... | |
| David Charles Bell - Elocution - 1879 - 556 pages
...town! XXVI.—A ROMANCE OF THE FRENCH CAMP.—Sobert Browning. You know, we French stormed Eatisbon, a mile or so away: On a little mound, Napoleon stood on our storming day ; As if to balance the prone brow, oppressive with its mind. With neck outthrust—you... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1106 pages
...rush to glory, or the grave ! Wave, Munich ! all thy banners wave, And charge with all thy chivalry ! ntain brow, Yet e'en this cheerless mansion shall provide More heart ; | With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, | Legs wide, arms locked behind, i As if to balance the prone... | |
| William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - Readers - 1880 - 282 pages
...bargain, they kept for long years both their love and their noses. 34.-INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. 1. You know we French stormed Ratisbon. A mile or so away, On a little mound, Napole'on Stood on our storming day, With neck out-thrust, — you fancy how,— Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance... | |
| Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...ROBERT BROWNING. INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. (Supposed to be spoken by one of Napoleon's soldiers.) You know, we French stormed Ratisbon: A mile or so away On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance... | |
| William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - Readers - 1880 - 294 pages
...bargain, they kept for long years both their love and their noses. 34.-INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. 1. You know we French stormed Ratisbon. A mile or so away, On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on one storming day, With neck out-thrust, — you fancy how,Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1880 - 1124 pages
...sepulchre. ТНОНЛЗ СЛМГШ'1.1.. INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. You know we French stormed Katisbon : 4 , Ԋ ; stonning-day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance... | |
| James Baker - Europe - 1881 - 266 pages
...easily picture the incident occurring which Browning so touchingly relates in his poem commencing: mf, You know we French stormed Ratisbon A mile or so away; On a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming day. lentThe ruin of Donaustauf possesses a wild history, but is now little interesting except... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - American poetry - 1882 - 906 pages
...winter's flight, Nor Time's remorseless doom, Can dim one ray of holy light Jnribent of the ¿Trend) Camp. You know we French stormed Ratisbon : A mile...a little mound, Napoleon Stood on our storming-day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind, As if to balance the prone brow,... | |
| Robert Browning - 1882 - 328 pages
...Lady, well rewarded ! Sir, as DRAMATIC ROMANCES. DRAMATIC ROMANCES. INCIDENT OF THE FRENCH CAMP. i. You know, we French stormed Ratisbon : A mile or so away On a little mound, Napoleou Stood on our storming-day ; With neck out-thrust, you fancy how, Legs wide, arms locked behind,... | |
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