 But when he came, though pale and wan, He looked so great and high, So noble was his manly front, So calm his steadfast eye ; — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with...  Vassall Morton: A Novel - Page 62by Francis Parkman - 1856 - 414 pagesFull view - About this book
 | England - 1844 - 826 pages
...manly front, So calm his steadfast eye ; — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shndder Through all the people crept, And some that came to scoff at him, Now turn'd... | |
 | Scotland - 1844 - 834 pages
...manly front, So calm his steadfast eye ; — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the people crept, And some that came to scoff at him, Now turn'd... | |
 | England - 1844 - 828 pages
...manly front, So calm his steadfast eye ; — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the people crept, And some that came to scoff at him, Now turn'd... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 742 pages
...manly front, So calm his steadfast eye — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the people crept, And some that came to scoff at him, Now turned... | |
 | University magazine - 1849 - 836 pages
...manly front, So ealm his steadfast eye — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the people crept. And some that came to scoff at him, Now turned... | |
 | William Edmondstoune Aytoun - Scotland - 1849 - 302 pages
...manly front, So calm his steadfast eye ; — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the people crept, And some that came to scoff at him, Now turn'd... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...his manly front, so calm his steadfast eye, The rabble rout forbore to shout, and each man held his breath ; For well they knew the hero's soul was face to face with death. Had I been there, with sword in hand, and fifty Camerons by, That day, through high Dunedin's streets,... | |
 | Liberalism (Religion) - 1852 - 492 pages
...manly front, So calm his steadfast eye, — The rabble rout forbore to shout, And each man held his breath, For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the people crept, And some that came to scoff at him Now turned... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Readers - 1852 - 570 pages
...his manly front, so calm his steadfast eye, The rabble rout forbore to shout, and each man held his breath ; For well they knew the hero's soul was face to face with death. Had I been there, with sword in hand, and fifty Camerons by, That day, through high Dunedin's streets,... | |
 | George Gilfillan - Covenanters - 1852 - 274 pages
...his manly front, So calm his steadfast eye ; The rabble rout forgot to shout, And each man held his breath ; For well they knew the hero's soul Was face to face with death. And then a mournful shudder Through all the pebple crept ; And some that came to scoff at him Now turned... | |
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