 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1825 - 906 pages
...roar! XXIII. Within a window'd niche of that high hall .Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 pages
...opening roar ! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear: And when they sinil'd because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1826 - 170 pages
...opening roar ! Within a windowed niche.of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieften ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1827 - 888 pages
...roar ! XXIII. Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear; And when they smiled because he dcem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too weJl Which... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...opening roar! Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear: And when they smil'd because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | English poetry - 1828 - 812 pages
...opening roar ! Within a window'd niche of that high hall, Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because they deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...opening roar ! Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near; His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
 | George Gordon N. Byron (6th baron.) - 1831 - 290 pages
...•XXIII. Within a windowed niche/of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Oeath's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deemed it near, His heart more truly knew that... | |
 | Moses Severance - Readers - 1832 - 312 pages
...opening roar ! 3. Within a windowed niche of that high hall Sat Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with Death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deetn'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well, Which... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1832 - 488 pages
...roar ! XXIII. Within a window'd niche of that high hall Sate Brunswick's fated chieftain ; he did hear That sound the first amidst the festival, And caught its tone with death's prophetic ear ; And when they smiled because he deem'd it near, His heart more truly knew that peal too well Which... | |
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But hark that heavy sound breaks in once more, As if the clouds its echo would repeat And nearer, clearer, deadlier than before ! Arm! arm! it is — it is the cannon's opening roar! 
