 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 pages
...Saxon.] i. To make stiff; to make inflexible; to make unpliant. When the blast of war blows in our ears, Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rags. -aifarr. He stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord. '2 CtruutlaThe... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 502 pages
...so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the...blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage : VOL. VII. 3 C Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry through the portage of the head11,... | |
 | Thomas Browne (LL.D.) - 1810 - 514 pages
...becomes a man " As modest stillness and humility : " But when the blast of war blows in our ears, " Then imitate the action of the tiger ; " Stiffen the...summon up the blood ; " Disguise fair nature with hard-favor*d rage ; " Then lend the eye a terrible aspect : " Let it pry through the portage of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1811 - 534 pages
...nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the...sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour' d rage : Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry throngh the portage of the head,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 942 pages
...a uuui, As .1 1 !•>•'-. stillness, and humility : But when the bla&t of war blows in our ear?, Then imitate the action of the tiger ; Stiffen the...sinews summon up the blood. Disguise fair nature with li ard -favoured rage : Then leud the eye a terrible aspect : Li't it pry through the portage of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 646 pages
...so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : Sut when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger ; Stiffen the...sinews., summon up the blood, ¡Disguise fair nature with hard-favour 'd rage : Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Tret it pry through die portage of the... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 pages
...becomes a man As modest stillness and humility ; •, But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger ; Stiffen the...sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard favour'd rage :• Then lend the eye a terrible aspect ; Let it pry o'er the portage of the. head... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pages
...on the eve of battle, say — " When the blast of war blows in your ears, Then imitate the actions of the tiger ; Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favoured rage ; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect, — Lot it pry through the portage of the... | |
 | 1838
...nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility ; But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the...sinews, summon up the blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favoured rage ; Then lend the eye a terrible aspect. On, on, you noble English, Whose blood is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1823 - 590 pages
...nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility: But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger; Stiffen the...blood, Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage: 1 linstock—] The staff to which the match is fixed when ordnance is fired. Then lend the eye a terrible... | |
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Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more ; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness and humility ; But when the blast of war... 
