 And there, through the flush of the morning light, A steed as black as the steeds of night Was seen to pass, as with eagle flight. As if he knew the terrible need, He stretched away with his utmost speed.  The Poetical Works of T. Buchanan Read - Page 225by Thomas Buchanan Read - 1890 - 346 lehteFull view - About this book
 | 1897 - 404 lehte
...terrible need, He streiched awav with his utmost speed; Hills rose and fell; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from...south, The dust like smoke from the cannon's mouth; Or a trail of a cornet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster. The heart... | |
 | 1864 - 744 lehte
...Slieridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering anuth, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping foster and faster, Foreboding to traitors the doom of disaster ; The heart of the steed and the heart... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1865 - 778 lehte
...terrible need He stretched away with his utmost speed; Hill rose and fell—but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from...those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding... | |
 | 1865 - 594 lehte
...terrible need, He stretched away with his utmost speed. Hill rose and fell, but his heart was gay — With Sheridan fifteen miles away ! Still sprung from...those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet sweeping faster and faster, Forebodiug to... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - 1866 - 618 lehte
...Sheridan fifteen miles away. 4. Still sprung from these swift hoofs, thundering Sontb, The dust, hke the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to foemcn the doom of disaster ; The heart of the steed and the heart of the master Were beating like... | |
 | George Whitefield Powers - 1866 - 334 lehte
...terrible need, He stretched away with his utmost speed : Hill rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. " Still sprung from...those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1866 - 352 lehte
...terrible need, He stretched away with his utmost speed ; Hills rose and fell, but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from...those swift, hoofs thundering South The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding to... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1866 - 654 lehte
...terrible need, Пe stretched away with his utmost speed. Hill rose and fell ; but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from...those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding... | |
 | Isaac N. Arnold - 1866 - 804 lehte
...need, He stretched away with his utmost speed; Hills rose and fell — Bat hi» heart was gay, Witn Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from those swift hoofs, thundering south, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a comet, sweeping faster and faster. Foreboding... | |
 | Joseph Edwin Frobisher - 1867 - 276 lehte
...terrible need, He stretched away with hii utmost speed ; Hills rose and fell, but his heart was gay, With Sheridan fifteen miles away. Still sprung from...those swift hoofs thundering South, The dust, like the smoke from the cannon's mouth, Or the trail of a coiret sweeping faster and faster, Foreboding... | |
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