 For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round by the hill, And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam, That the smoothfaced snubnosed rogue would leap from his counter and till, And strike, if he could, were it but with...  Maud, and Other Poems - Strona 7autor: Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1869 - Liczba stron: 170Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | 1855 - Liczba stron: 620
...enemy's fleet came yonder round by the hill And the rushing battle bolt sang from the three decker out of the foam, That the smooth-faced, snub-nosed rogue would leap from hia counter and till, And strike if he could, were it but with his cheating yardwand, home.' But how... | |
 | 1910 - Liczba stron: 848
...invasion with what spirit the demagogues and their greed have left him. "For I trust," wrote Tennyson, If an enemy's fleet came yonder round by the hill....could, were it but with his cheating yardwand. home. The cheating yardu-iind. the most ignoble of weapons, is better than no weapon at all, and it was Tennyson's... | |
 | 1910 - Liczba stron: 862
...invasion with what spirit the demagogues aud their greed have left him. "For i trust," wrote Tennyson, if an enemy's fleet came yonder round by the hill....could, were it but with his cheating yardwand. home. The cheating yardw¡ind, the most ignoble of weapons. is better than no weapon at all, and it was Tennyson's... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1855 - Liczba stron: 126
...present work and his earlier productions. We select two lines as fine as any the poem produces : — " For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round by the hill, And the rushing battle bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam." but how sadly is the effect spoiled by what... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - Liczba stron: 936
...battles, and shaking a hundred thrones." However, the Poet has hope even in these wicked wights : ' ' For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round by the hiil. And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the threedecker out of the foam. That the smoothfaced snubnosed... | |
 | 1855 - Liczba stron: 724
...better, war ! loud war by land and by sea. War with a thousand battles, and shaking a hundred thrones. For I trust If an enemy's fleet came yonder round by the bill, And the rushing battle-bolt sang from the three-decker out of the foam/ That the smoothfaced... | |
 | Robert Aspland - 1855 - Liczba stron: 802
...better, war! loud war by land and by sea, War with a thousand battles, and shaking a hundred thrones. For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round...could, were it but with his cheating yardwand, home." That the adulteration of food has proceeded to a frightful extent—that legislative interference has... | |
 | 1855 - Liczba stron: 1416
...and by sea, War with a thousand battles, and shaking a hundred thrones. THB IRISH QUARTERLY REVIEW. For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round...would leap from his counter and till, And strike, If be could, were it but with his cheating yardwand, home. Having Ihus disposed of the times, Tennyson,... | |
 | Alfred Tennyson Baron Tennyson - 1855 - Liczba stron: 176
...war ! loud war by land and by sea, War with a thousand battles, and shaking a hundred thrones. 13. For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round...snub-nosed rogue would leap from his counter and till, 14. There are workmen up at the Hall : they are coming back from abroad, The dark old place will be... | |
 | University magazine - 1855 - Liczba stron: 776
...better, war ! loud war by land and by sea, War with a thousand battles, and shaking a hundred thrones. " For I trust if an enemy's fleet came yonder round...three-decker out of the foam, That the smoothfaced suubnosed rogue would leap from his counter and till, And strike, if he could, were it but with his... | |
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