 The country rings around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms; Mouths without hands; maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times...  Tait's Edinburgh magazine - Página 3321855Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 620 páginas
...around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without bands ¡ maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak...month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 páginas
...around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without bauds j maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a, charge, in war a weak...defence : Stout once a month they march, a blustering baud, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; , This was the morn when, issuing dn the guard, Drawn... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 páginas
...the Cyprians fell. Cymon enslav'd, who first the war begun, And Iphigene once more is lost and won. In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a blustering baud. And ever, but in times of need, at hand j This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 páginas
...And raw in fields the rude militia fwarms ; 400 Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vaft expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence : Stout once a month they march, a bluftering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand; This was the morn when, illuing on the guard,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...around with loud alarms. And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd stormy Fates descend : one death involves Tyrants...their mangled limbs Crashing at once, he dyes the times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 páginas
...around with loud alarms, And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak...month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...England, which were then drawn. out, VOL. XI. 2 G Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once...month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand : This was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 páginas
...England, which were then drawn out, VOL. XI. 2 G Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expencc, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once a month they inarch, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand : This was the morn when, issuing... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1822 - 364 páginas
...sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — ' Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vast expence, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence ; Stout once...blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party of the... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 254 páginas
...sharply,---but then John was a Jacobite, -- 1 Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vast expenie, ID peace a charge, in war a weak defence; Stout once...blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' • I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party of... | |
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