 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 trang
...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,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 trang
...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 defence : Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand j This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,... | |
 | John Dryden - 1811 - 564 trang
...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 trang
...alarms. And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands ; maintain'd at vast expense, end : one death involves Tyrants and slaves ; when straight, their mangled l blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 346 trang
...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 defence • Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 trang
...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 a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand : This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 504 trang
...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 trang
...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 a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted just now, taking us,... | |
 | Giovanni Boccaccio, John Dryden - 1822 - 314 trang
...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 defence: Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand. This was the morn when, issuing on the guard,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 254 trang
...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 a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' • I fancy they halted just now, taking... | |
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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... 
