 But hark ! the cry is Astur : And lo ! the ranks divide ; And the great Lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulders Clangs loud the four-fold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand Which none but he can wield.  New Outlook - Page 3171907Full view - About this book
 | Scotland - 1899 - 502 pages
...ancient chronicles of old Rome, as deciphered by Lord Macaulay, there is a passage beginning : — But hark ! the cry is Astur : And lo ! the ranks divide...great lord of Luna Comes with his stately stride. We might quote more about him, but we stop in time. We don't say the house had a history of unbroken... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - English literature - 1899 - 180 pages
...Six spears' length from the entrance And for a space no man came forth To win the narrow way. XLII. But hark ! the cry is " Astur ! " And lo ! the ranks divide, And the great Lord of Luna 35° Comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulders Clangs loud the fourfold shield, And in... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1900 - 680 pages
...the entrance Halted that deep array, And for a space no man came forth To win the narrow way. XLII But hark ! the cry is Astur : And lo ! the ranks divide...hand he shakes the brand Which none but he can wield. XLIII He smiled on those bold Romans A smile serene and high ; He eyed the flinching Tuscans, And scorn... | |
 | English literature - 1900 - 646 pages
...from the entrance Halted that deep array, And for a space no man came forth To win the narrow way. But hark ! the cry is Astur : And lo! the ranks divide;...four-fold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand He smiled on those bold Romans A smile serene and high; He eyed the flinching Tuscans, And scorn was... | |
 | Frank Townsend Southwick - Oratory - 1900 - 476 pages
...brave Horatius darted one fiery thrust; and the proud Umbrian's gilded arms clashed in the bloody dust. But hark ! the cry is " Astur ! " : and lo ! the ranks...Luna comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulder clangs loud the fourfold shield, and in his hand he shakes the brand that none but he may... | |
 | Frank Townsend Southwick - Oratory - 1900 - 472 pages
...Horatius darted one fiery thrust ; and the proud Umbrian's gilded arms clashed in the bloody dust. But hark ! the cry is "Astur ! " : and lo ! the ranks divide ; and £he great Lord of Luna comes with his stately stride. Upon his ample shoulder clangs loud the fourfold... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1901 - 1080 pages
...from the entrance Halted that deep array, And for a space no man came forth To win the narrow way. Խ2 Quoth he, " The she-wolf's litter Stand savagely at bay ; But will ye dare to follow, If Astur clears... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.), Adaline Wheelock Sterling - Readers - 1901 - 526 pages
...from the entrance Halted that deep array, And for a space no man came forth To win the narrow way. But hark ! the cry is " Astur ! " And lo ! the ranks...fourfold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand That none but he can wield. He smiled on those bold Romans A smile serene and high ; He eyed the flinching... | |
 | Mountford John Byrde Baddeley - 1887 - 314 pages
...glare of a Homeric demigod and with a broadsword — a veritable "Excalibur" — as tall as himself. "And in his hand he shakes the brand which none but he can wield." Happily the statue is not a prominent feature in any landscape. In front of it is an urn with the following... | |
 | Edward Everett Hale (Jr.) - 1904 - 520 pages
...from the entrance Halted that deep array, And for a space no man came forth To win the narrow way. But hark ! the cry is " Astur ! " And lo ! the ranks...fourfold shield, And in his hand he shakes the brand That none but he can wield. He smiled on those bold Romans A smile serene and high ; He eyed the flinching... | |
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