 A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the moonlight, a bulk in the dark, And beneath, from the pebbles, in passing, a spark Struck out by a steed flying fearless and fleet ; That was all ! And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate...  The Home Book of Verse, American and English, 1580-1918 - Strana 24181918 - Počet stránok 4009Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | 1892 - Počet stránok 440
...And turned and tightened his saddle-girth ; But mostly he watched with eager search The belfry tower of the Old North Church, As it rose above the graves...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. * * * * * * * It was twelve by the village clock "When he... | |
 | Jenny H. Stickney - 1892 - Počet stránok 416
...tower of the old North Church, As it rose above the graves on the hill, Lonely and spectral and somber and still. And lo ! as he looks, on the belfry's height,...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. It was twelve by the village clock, When he crossed the... | |
 | 1982 - Počet stránok 348
...tower of the Old North Church , As it rose above the graves on the hill, Lonely and spectral and somber and still . And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat . He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
 | Donald Hall - 1985 - Počet stránok 266
...the bridle he turns, But lingers and gazes, till full on his sight A second lamp in the belfry bums! A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in the...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
 | Augusta Stevenson - 1986 - Počet stránok 196
...the country folk to be up and to arm." There were tears in many eyes as he finished with this stanza: "A hurry of hoofs in a village street, A shape in...light, The fate of a nation was riding that night." ... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1988 - Počet stránok 442
...paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - Počet stránok 226
...paused to listen and look down A moment on the roofs of the town, And the moonlight flowing over all. Beneath, in the churchyard, lay the dead, In their...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flames with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
 | Amy L. Cohn - 1993 - Počet stránok 434
...belfry-tower of the Old North Church, As it rose above the graves on the hill, Lonely and spectral and somber and still. And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height...the spark struck out by that steed in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
 | Jay Parini - 1995 - Počet stránok 788
...spectral and sombre and still. And lo! as he looks, on the belfry's height A glimmer, and then a stream of light! He springs to the saddle, the bridle he...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
 | William John Bennett - 1997 - Počet stránok 440
...in silence so deep and still That he could hear, like a sentinel's tread, The watchful night wind, as it went Creeping along from tent to tent, And seeming...the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat. He has left the village and mounted the steep, And beneath... | |
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