Edward from Belgia, With hasty Germans and blunt Hollanders, Hath pass'd in safety through the narrow seas, And with his troops doth march amain to London; And many giddy people flock to him.
So, as soon as light was seen and morn appeared with its shine and sheen, took horse the hosts twain and shouted their slogans amain and bared the brand and hent lance in hand and in ranks took stand.
Footnote 370: This waving amain seems to have been some salutation of defiance, then usual at sea.
A heavy storm arose in the night, which forced them to weigh anchor, yet did they bear up amain against the weather, not to lose the carak.
As soon as they were within shot of us, they waved us amain with their swords as if in defiance, and as we kept our course they fired at us briskly, while we prepared as well as we could for our defence.
Amain I did for the horse what I would neither do for earl nor baron, doffed my hat; yes!
They're at brain-buffets, fell by the earsamain 170 Pell-mell together; still my spaniel slept.
Oft too its tones the ear assail With sound as harsh as that of whale, When he, through ice-bergs struggling, blows And snorts amain with giant throes.
The stormy blast of hell With restless fury drives the spirits on Whirl'd round and dash'd amainwith sore annoy.
White smoke in clouds yon earthwork shrouds Where, steeped in battle to the lips, The French amain pour fiery rain On town, and walls, and English ships.
See, as the hurricane Hurtles in wrath Squadrons of clouds amain Back from its path!
Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in its strength; She shuddered and paused, like a frightened steed, Then leaped her cable's length.
There was a man who there did stand, Whose heart did shake amain then; But gold did fly they can't deny, Or at Tyburn he'd been hung then.
Down came the storm, and smote amain The vessel in its strength; She shuddered and paused, like a frighted steed, Then leaped her cable's length.
Bright shone the lists, blue bent the skies, And the knights still hurried amain To the tournament under the ladies' eyes, Where the jousters were Heart and Brain.
On Astur's throat Horatius Right firmly pressed his heel, And thrice and four times tugged amain Ere he wrenched out the steel.
Amain I did for the horse what I would neither do for earl or baron, doffed my hat; yes!
Into this room, at a given signal, tripped the bride and bridegroom, dancing romalis, followed amain by all the Gitanos and Gitanas, dancing romalis.
Then flows amain The surge of summer's beauty; dell and crag, Hollow and lake, hillside and pine arcade, Are touched with genius.
Charmed from fagot and from steel, Harvests grew upon his tongue, Past and future must reveal All their heart when Saadi sung; Sun and moon must fall amain Like sower's seeds into his brain, There quickened to be born again.
Like most of the willow-herbs, it has a floating seed winged with cottony threads, which waft it through the air on pinions of gossamer; and thus it alights on the newly burnt soil, and springs up amain after the first cool shower.
Restagnone accordingly returned to the two young men, who still importuned him amain to do that whereof he had bespoken them, and told them that, so far as concerned their mistresses, the matter was settled.
To worship thee doth waken, then Love e'en in those love ne'er could gain; Thus now amain Shines forth thy love's concession.
And downward ceased he not to fall amain As far as Minos, who lays hold on all.
Then struck sheamain the Runic stroke, The harp began so sweet to ring, The wild bird on the twig that sat Forgot its merry song to sing.
Then answered amain Sir Thunye the Knight, As he bowed his knee to the Lady fair; “With heart and hand by thee to stand, By the holy name of Christ I swear.
Now be the welkin stirred amain With thunder-peal and hurricane, And let the wild winds now displace From its firm poise and rooted base The stubborn earthly frame!
