 All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, ] Each one bearing, as it kindled, Message of the opened war. All night long the northern streamers Shot across the trembling sky : Fearful lights, that never beckon Save when kings or heroes...  Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers: And Other Poems - Pàgina 14per William Edmondstoune Aytoun - 1852 - 351 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | 1848 - 802 pàgines
...? Who should bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant King ? All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...when kings or heroes die. News of battle ! Who hath bronght it '? All are thronging to the gate ; " Warder — warder ! open quickly ! Man — is this... | |
 | 1848 - 816 pàgines
...? Who should bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant King ? All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...lights, that never beckon Save when kings or heroes die. u. News of battle I Who hath brought it ? . All are thronging to the gate ; " Warder — warder ! open... | |
 | 1852 - 784 pàgines
...who should bring Tidings from our noble array, Greetings from our gallant king ? All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...bearing as it kindled. Message of the opened war." &c., &c., &c. Such a torrent of talk, poured out for two page», upon the luckless messenger, seems... | |
 | 1854 - 606 pàgines
...Who should bring Tidings from our noble arm}', Greetings from our gallant King ? All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...lights that never beckon Save when kings or heroes die. n. News of battle ! Who hath brought it ? All are thronging to the gate ; " Warder — warder I open... | |
 | 1854 - 608 pàgines
...? Who should bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant King ? All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...lights that never beckon Save when kings or heroes die. XL " Warder — warder I open quickly ! Man — is this a time to wait ?" And the heavy gates are opened... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 390 pàgines
...who should bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant King ? 2. All last night we watched the beacons' Blazing on the hills afar, Each...lights, that never beckon Save when kings or heroes die. 8. News of battle ! who hath brought it ? All are thronging to the gate ; " Warder 2 — warder ! open... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pàgines
...triumph? Who should bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant king? All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...across the trembling sky: Fearful lights, that never beacon Save when kings or heroes die. News of battle! who hath brought it? All are thronging to the... | |
 | Frederick Martin - 1869 - 304 pàgines
...horse, urged on by the deafening shout of " Cavalry to the front." CHAPTER III. " All night long we -watched the beacons, Blazing on the hills afar, Each...that never beckon Save when kings or heroes die." AYTOUN. THE alarm, this time, appeared to be real, for as we went in full gallop across the narrow... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 396 pàgines
...Shot across the trembling sky : Fearful lights, that never beckon Save when kings or heroes die. 8. News of battle ! who hath brought it? All are thronging...to the gate ; " Warder * — warder ! open quickly 1 Man — is this a time to wait ? " And the heavy gates are opened : Then a murmur long and loud,... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - 1871 - 664 pàgines
...who should bring Tidings from our noble army, Greetings from our gallant king? 2. All last night we watched the beacons Blazing on the hills afar, Each...across the trembling sky : Fearful lights, that never beacon Save when kings or heroes die. 8. News of battle I — who hath brought it ? All are thronging... | |
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