THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled, The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he stood, As born to rule the storm ; A creature of heroic blood, A proud though childlike form. Weld's English Grammar - Página 197por Allen Hayden Weld - 1848 - 228 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1838 - 332 páginas
...abandoned ; and perished in the exptosion of the vessul, when the fl.unr'. had reached the powder. THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he... | |
| Priscilla Maden Watts - 1839 - 286 páginas
...abandoned ; anil perished in the explosion of the vessel, when the flames had reached the powder.] THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Sh one round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he... | |
| Childhood - 1841 - 384 páginas
...decree, who, in the words of love, " She will not perish," whispers from above. CASABIANCA. MRS. HEMANS. THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he... | |
| 1843 - 826 páginas
...ship had taken fire. There was no one to order him to quit, and lie nobly perished at his post. *" The boy stood on the burning deck. Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. * Mrs. Hr-mans. " Yet beautiful... | |
| 1843 - 184 páginas
...returned with the dawning of morn, And the voice in my dreaming ear melted away. CAMPBELL. CASABIANCA. THE boy stood on the burning deck, • Whence all but him had fled ; The flame, that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he... | |
| William Russell - 1843 - 180 páginas
...and Paul and Anne | received a great many hdlf-pence, from the travellers. LESSON LI. CASABLANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him | o'er the d^ad ; Yet beautiful and bright... | |
| John Epy Lovell - 1843 - 524 páginas
...been abandoned, and perished in the explosion of the vessel, when the flames had reached the powder. The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him o'er the dead. Yet beautiful and bright he... | |
| 1843 - 778 páginas
...the ship had taken fire. There was no one to order him to quit, and he nobly perished at hrepost. *" The boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fleil ; ТЫ; flame that lit the battle's wreek, Shone round him o'er the dead. > * Mrs. Hcrnans. "Yet... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 70 páginas
...Thus we salute thee with our early song, And welcome thee, and wish thee long. MILTON. CASABIANCA.* THE boy stood on the burning deck, Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck Shone round him o'er the dead. * Young Casabianca, a boy about... | |
| William Russell - 1844 - 428 páginas
...iambic feet; and the second and fourth, six syllables, or three feet; as in the following example : " The boy stood on the burning deck Whence all but him had fled ; The flame that lit the battle's wreck, Shone round him, o'er the dead ; " Yet beautiful and bright... | |
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