 | John Dryden - 1859 - 480 páginas
...around with loud 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 mareh, a hlustering hand, And ever, hut in times of need, at hand ; This was the morn, when, issuing... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 páginas
...maintain'd at TI expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defer« ! MILITIAS. MUÍD Stout, опое a month, they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand. Drydfn. MILKMAID-Labours of the. Si>on as the grey-eyed morning streaks the skies, And in the doubtful... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 346 páginas
...them off a little sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — 'Mouths without hands, maintain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak...blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.1 I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party... | |
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1864 - 816 páginas
...with loud Alarm*, Ami raw in fields the rude militia twftnm ; Mouths without hands, maintained fit vast expense. In peace a charge, in war a weak defence. Stout once a month they march, a Mimering band. And over, but iti time o[' need, at hand. This was the morn when, issuing on The guard,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [novels, collected]) - 1863 - 354 páginas
...touches them off a little sharply, but then John was a Jacobite, — ' Mouths without hands, malntain'd at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence; Stout once a-month, the} march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1864 - 352 páginas
...John touches them off a little sharply, — but then John was a Jacobite, — 'Mouths without hands, maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in...blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand.' I fancy they halted just now, taking us, as they saw us on the brow of the hill, for a party of the... | |
 | Isaac Buchanan - 1864 - 614 páginas
...country rings around with war's alarm, And now in fields the rude militia swarms. Mouths, without hands, maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in...a weak defence ; Stout once a month they march, a blust'ring band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand. This was the morn, when hast'ning to the guard,... | |
 | Literary and Historical Society of Quebec - 1864 - 622 páginas
...great Dryden describes the militia of his day in far from flattering terms, as " Mouths without arms, maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in war a weak defence." If we desire to have in Canada a militia the opposite of this; a militia which will cost us little... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1864 - 150 páginas
...country rings 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 defense. Stout once a month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in time of need, at hand."... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 páginas
...offence. Sex to the last. Line 367. And raw in fields the rude militia swarms ; Mouths without hands : maintained at vast expense, In peace a charge, in...month they march, a blustering band, And ever, but in times of need, at hand. Line 400 Of seeming arms to make a short essay, Then hasten to be drunk, the... | |
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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... 
