Young Folks' History of RussiaEstes and Lauriat, 1881 - 520 páginas |
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Página 486 - Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well Came thro' the jaws of Death, Back from the mouth of hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made ! All the world wonder'd.
Página 485 - Not tho' the soldier knew Some one had blunder'd : Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon in front of them Volley'd and thunder'd; Storm'd at with shot and shell, Boldly they rode and well, Into the jaws of Death, Into the mouth of Hell Rode the six hundred. Flash'd all their sabres bare, Flash'd as they turn'd in air Sabring the gunners there, Charging an...
Página 485 - HALF a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. " Forward, the Light Brigade ! Charge for the guns ! " he said : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Página 485 - Theirs not to make reply, Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die : Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred.
Página 334 - We seemed hitherto to vanquish him onely in this, that he was rude of arts, and ignorant of policies.
Página 310 - ... they have no dances whatever. There is at Moscow a certain German, a blacksmith, named Jordan, who married a Russian woman. After she had lived some time with her husband, she one day thus lovingly addressed him: "Why is it, my dearest husband, that you do not love me?" The husband replied, "I do love you passionately." "I have as yet," said she, "received no proofs of your love.
Página 497 - It was altogether a joyful time," a Russian writer is quoted as singing, "as when after a long winter the genial breath of spring floats over the cold, stony earth, and nature awakes from her deathlike sleep, speech, long held down by the laws of police and censors, now began to flow like a mighty river that has just been freed from ice.
Página 317 - L. our brother Emperour and great Duke bee by anie casuall chaunce either of secrite conspiracie or outward hostillitie driven to change your countries and shall like to repaire into our kingdome and dominions, with the noble empresse your wife and youre deare children, the princes, wee shall with such honors and curtesies receive and intreate your highnes then, as shall become so great a prince...
Página 145 - ... such a sense into them of the smart of the whip which they had felt before, that they fled altogether like sheepe before the drivers.
Página 477 - I will tell you that, if your Government has been led to believe that Turkey retains any elements of existence, your Government must have received incorrect information. I repeat to you, that the sick man is dying ; and we can never allow such an event to take us by surprise. We must come to some understanding...