 Under his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed, And the landscape sped away behind, Like an ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on with his wild eye full of fire.  Wisconsin Journal of Education - Page 581897Full view - About this book
 | 1891 - 1404 pages
...And there 'mid the light of the breaking day, The surgeon was fifteen miles away. Under his flying feet the road Like an arrowy Alpine river flowed....ocean flying before the wind. And the steed like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, his wild eyes full of fire. Lo! he is nearlng his heart's desire,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...battle-field Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Uuder his spurning feet, the road Like an arrowy Alpine...ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eyes full of fire; But, lo! he is nearing his heart's... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...battle-field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to fuT play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. 6 Under his spurning feet, the road, Like an arrowy...Like an ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, with his wild eyes full of fire, Swept on to the goal of his heart's desire : He is snuffing the smoke... | |
 | 1864 - 744 pages
...their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under...river, flowed. And the landscape sped away behind, Like nn ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his... | |
 | A.A. Griffith - 1865 - 260 pages
...their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play^ With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under...ocean flying before the wind; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on with his wild eyes full of fire, But, lo! he is near ing his heart's... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - 1865 - 180 pages
...their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under...ocean flying before the wind, And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's... | |
 | 1865 - 594 pages
...calls. Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play — With Sheridan only ten railed away 1 Under his spurning feet the road, Like an arrowy Alpine...ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ¡re, Swept on, with his wild eyce full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's... | |
 | Thomas Buchanan Read - 1865 - 184 pages
...And the landscape sped away behind Like an ocean flying before the wind, And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eye...of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's desire ; SHERIDAN'S RIDE. 77 He is snuffing the smoke of the roaring fray, With Sheridan only five miles away.... | |
 | Richard Grant White - 1866 - 368 pages
...their walls, Impatient to be where the battle-field calls ; Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under...ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on, with his wild eyes full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1866 - 654 pages
...their wall», Impatient to be where the battle-field calls. Every nerve of the charger was strained to full play, With Sheridan only ten miles away. Under...ocean flying before the wind ; And the steed, like a bark fed with furnace ire, Swept on with his wild eyes full of fire. But lo ! he is nearing his heart's... | |
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