 | William Cobbett - 1802 - 756 sidor
...month, they march a blus'teringbud) ' And ever, but in lima ofntrd, at hand; ' Of seeming arms they make a short essay, " Then hasten to be drunk — the business of the diy.*8 It is strange, too, that those person^ who are alarmed for their li&ertits when l standing army... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 506 sidor
...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, Drawn up in rank and file they stood prepared Of seeming arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day. The... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 500 sidor
...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, Drawn up in rank and file they stood prepared Of seeming arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day. The... | |
 | 1809 - 402 sidor
...: Stout once a month they march, a blust'ring band ; And mi, but in times of ueed, at hand ; Th is was the morn when, issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they stood prepar'd Of teeming arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be druuk, the business of the day. The cowards would... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 sidor
...tl»e £uard, T)ra\in up in rank antl file they stood prepat'd Of seeming anus to nuke a short c-aay, ould world hare fled, but that they fencjv Themselves so many, and their Hies so few : Bot, crowding on,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sidor
...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, Drawn...the day. The cowards would have fled, but that they kuerç Themselves so many, and their foes so few : But, crowding on, the last the first impel : Till... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 612 sidor
...march, a blustering baud, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; , This was the morn when, issuing dn the guard, Drawn up in rank and file they stood prepar'd...the day. The cowards would have fled, but that they kuev Themselves so many, and their foes so few : But, crowding on, the last the first impel : Till... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 664 sidor
...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, Drawn...Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day. Deep in a dungeon was the captive cast, Depriv'd of day, and held in fetters fast: His life was only... | |
 | 1819 - 552 sidor
...defence; Stout, once a month, they inarch a blust'ring band, And ever, but in time of Deed, at hand; This was the morn when issuing on the guard, Drawn up in rank and file, they stood prepar'd Of seeminj,' arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be. drunk, the busftieis of the day.' from the... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sidor
...defence : Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand ; d riots in the vengeful meal. preoar'd Of seeming arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be drunk, the business of the day. The... | |
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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, Drawn up in rank and file they stood prepared Of seeming arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be drunk, the... 
