Come, but keep thy wonted state, 4 With a sad leaden downward cast, MILTON. 1 42. An ancient Battle poetically described. VEHEMENT EXPRESSION: 2 3 6 1 Hurry and Trepidation, Solemnity, Trepidation, Force and Eagerness; relaxes toward the 5 Plaintive; Narrative manner; deepens into Solemnity and Dread. 1 Now had the Grecians snatched a short repast, And buckled on their shining arms in haste. Troy roused as soon: for on that dreadful day, The fate of fathers, wives, and infants lay; 3 The gates unfolding pour forth all their train; Squadrons on squadrons cloud the dusty plain; Men, steeds, and chariots, shake the trembling ground; The tumult thickens, and the skies resound. * And now with shouts the shocking armies closed, To lances lances, shields to shields opposed, Host against host their shadowy legions drew; The sounding darts in iron tempests flew ; Victors and vanquished join promiscuous cries; Triumphant shouts and 5 dying groans arise; With streaming blood the slippery fields are dyed, 6 And slaughtered heroes swell the dreadful tide. Long as the morning beams, increasing bright, O'er heaven's clear azure spread the sacred light, Pressed with its load the Grecian balance lies Low sunk on earth: the Trojan strikes the skies. 8 Then Jove from Ida's top his horrors spreads; The clouds burst dreadful o'er the Grecian heads; Thick lightnings flash; the muttering thunder rolls; Their strength he withers, and unmans their souls; Before his wrath the trembling hosts retire, The god in terrors, and the skies on fire. POPE'S HOMER. 43. A modern Battle poetically described. 3 VEHEMENT EXPRESSION: 4 2 'Narrative Manner, with some Solemnity; Hurry and Trepidation; Eagerness, Solemnity and Dread, with a long pause at the end of the Stanza; Solemnity; 'Eagerness and Exultation; Plaintive expression. 1 8 6 1 On Linden when the sun was low, All bloodless lay the untrodden snow, 2 But Linden saw another sight 3 By torch and trumpet fast arrayed, Then shook the hills with thunder riven, 5 But redder yet that light shall glow Of Iser rolling rapidly. 'Tis morn, but scarce yon level sun Shout in their sulphurous canopy. 8 And charge with all thy chivalry. Few, few shall part where many meet, Shall be a soldier's sepulchre. CAMPBELL. 44. Neptune, in the form of Calchas, reproving and animating the Grecian Leaders at the Siege of Troy. VEHEMENT EXPRESSION: 2 4 Anger and Reproach, with Astonishment and Contempt; returns to the more unmixed expression of Reproach and 5 Anger; becomes Argumentative; rises into the tones of "Encouragement; occasionally changing into those of Contempt; › Admiration struggling with Grief; 10 Warning, "Alarm, 12 Determination. 'Oh! lasting infamy, oh! dire disgrace, Ah no! the glorious combat you disclaim, Fly we at length from Troy's oft conquered bands? 3 And falls our fleet by such inglorious hands? 4 Shall these, so late who trembled at your name Invade your camps, involve your ships in flame? A change so shameful, say what cause has wrought, The soldiers' baseness, or the general's fault. 5 Fools! will you perish for your leader's vice The purchase infamy, and life the price? 'Tis not your cause Achilles' injured fame: Another's is the crime, but yours the shame. Grant that our chief offend through rage or lust, Must you be cowards if your king's unjust? 9 8 But you, the pride, the flower of all our host, My heart weeps blood to see your glory lost. 10 Nor deem this day, this battle, all you A day more black, a fate more vile, ensues. lose; |