| Joseph Haven - 1857 - 612 Seiten
...with Fitz-James, when suddenly confronted and surrounded by the hosts of Roderic Dhu, exclaim, " Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base, as soon as /." Instances of Firmness. — Napoleon, fiery and impetuous as he was, possessed this energy and strength... | |
| Thomas Buckley Smith - 1858 - 310 Seiten
...his haughty stare. His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise ; And the stern joy which... | |
| John Russell (author of Alfred Barton.) - 1858 - 410 Seiten
...me. Hang it, I forgot my trusty cudgel. Come, my friend and bodily supporter, we muston." " ' Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.' " Thus re-assuring himself, and commendii)g his safety to the protecting hand of Providence, he again... | |
| William Russell - 1858 - 312 Seiten
...manner.] Grief: — " Oh ! I have lost you all! Parents, and home, and friends." Courage :—" Come one, come all! — this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Awe:—" My heart is awed within me, when I think Of the great miracle that still goes on In silence... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1858 - 516 Seiten
...James star-Is back a little, then draws his sword and places his back against a rock. ) James. Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base, as soon as I. (Roderic waves his hand and the soldiers retire.) Rod. Fear not, nay, that I need not say, But doubt... | |
| William Atson - 1859 - 372 Seiten
...those men who can put their back against the rock of truth, and say to temptation's army — " Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." These are the only sort of men or women I esteem ; and the only sort that will do " to tie to." It... | |
| Egerton Leigh - 1859 - 80 Seiten
...necessary. Like Fitzjames — " His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : ' Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I.' " The dogs' dinner coming in about this time, Dick gravely at once made for the trencher, and quietly... | |
| Charles Haddon Spurgeon - 1860 - 472 Seiten
...plants his standard in the midst of rocks : he stands up to it and draws his sword, and cries, " Come one, come all ; this rock shall fly from its firm base as soon as I ; I am a match for you ; I believe, and therefore have I spoken ; I believe still, and therefore do... | |
| Warren P. Edgarton - 1860 - 530 Seiten
...swaggering gait, and adopts large, lofty, and sweeping gestures. Examples. — Genuine Courage. — " Come one, come all ! — This rock shall fly From its firm base, as soon as I !" Boasting. — " On level ground, I could beat forty of ye !" ANGER is expressed, in attitude, by... | |
| George W. Hawes - 1860 - 958 Seiten
...of the Slave Trade, this paper is devotedly dedicated from this time, henceforth and forever. " Come one, come all! This rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I!" It has active and intelligent Correspondents in all parts of the country, and has also a brilliant... | |
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