The resonance of the bugles and the far-reaching vibrations of the bells, with their overtones and harmonics, were specially noted by the young musician, and used by him later in his music.
When as a youth Debussy was serving with his regiment in France, he relates of the delight he experienced in listening to the tones of the bugles and bells.
The scarcity of bugles seems now the greatest lack Though some of us keep blowin' 'thout a bugle to our back.
For warriors proud blow bugles loud, Of silver or of brass; One wreath of rue is due unto The boy Who failed To pass.
Oh, the rustling of the corn leaves Like a distant fairy's horn And the notes the fairy bugles seem to play.
The buglesrang again; and we separated and rode to the ends of the lists, and took position.
The drums were beating, the bugles blowing, the bagpipes screaming defiance to the foe; and every echo in the surrounding hills was roused to send its own defiance back.
The lark sang shrill, the cock he crew, And loudly Marmion's bugles blew, And with their light and lively call, Brought groom and yeoman to the stall.
To drums and bugles let the people march While Vimy Ridge is shouted to the sky!
East, south, west, north, his clamorousbugles blared, His battle lines were thrown.
Im "harmonized," but long to hear The bugles ring once more.
The form that lies to-day beneath the sod, Shall rise that time the golden bugles blow, And pour their music through the courts of God.
Indeed, the bugles were sounding the ten o'clock call when finally they took their leave, and Sandy had not returned.
Up nearly all night with a couple of sick people, and I was at last just sinking into a pleasant doze when those wretched bugles began to ring out.
The shades of evening were coming on when the bugles sounded the "assembly" and we marched away with light hearts and heavy knapsacks, for all green soldiers are bound to overload on their first march.
Then an advance was made and when about 50 rods from the enemy the bugles sang out "Forward--double quick, charge!
The troops came to a halt in a little ravine and the bugles sounded "Fix bayonets!
During the night the enemy abandoned the works in front of our corps and at 5 the next morning the bugles of the 2d corps again sounded "Forward," and Gen.
The bugles sounded the alarm, and the drummers in the neighboring camps rattled off the "long roll" with a recklessness characteristic of youth.
There were no buglesto sound "boots and saddles" for them, no sergeants to keep them in hand, no officers to pay for their rations and issue orders.
In his laager there are no warlike sounds, no sentries challenge, no bugles call.
The moon gives you light, And thebugles and the drums give you music, And my heart, O my soldiers, my veterans, My heart gives you love.
We were all too much excited to obtain much repose, and at daylight the next morning the warning bugles of the 90th gave note of preparation for their departure, with part of the 91st, for Fort Beaufort, with supplies and ammunition.
DEAR GREY, "I am sick of key-bugles and country-balls!
In truth, your Highness, we have heard bugles enough this morning.
It was all of no avail, and he died just as the dawn broke and the distant bugles were sounding the reveille.
There was not a more frightened man in Prussia than the prefect, who fled directly French bugles blared at the gates.
Bugles blared; a babel of voices arose in the street; the wagons of the engineers went through at a gallop; lights appeared in every house.
But at dawn the bugles and the drums burst through the dreamy hush of the morning, and it was turn out all!
At dawn she took her place at the head of the storming force and the bugles blew the assault.
Adieus had all been said; hand-shaking was over; and as the shrill tones of the bugles sounded, the order to march was given.
The next moment the bugles sounded, the sleighs and troops were already in order, and on the word of command the journey was resumed.
Stuart, galloping along the ranks, recalled him with ringing words to their memories, and as the bugles sounded the onset, it was with a cry of "Remember Jackson!
Back came the responses from bugles to right and left, and the skirmishers, dashing through the wild undergrowth, sprang eagerly to their work, followed by the quick rush of the lines of battle.
The countersign was passed down the ranks, and the buglessounded the charge.
She hated her bugles and braid and the shape of her bonnet, as the criminal about to be put to death might hate the executioner's mask and gaberdine.
A mantua covered with bugles and braid dropped from her shoulders, while a bonnet which rose to a pointed arch above her brow, and allowed the silver knob of her hair to escape behind, gave her a late nineteenth century dignity.
In this state affairs continued till four o'clock in the afternoon, when the General suddenly made his appearance in the camp, the bugles sounded, and the regiments formed in order for marching.
The drum of the infantry, the bugles of the cavalry and artillery would begin; some early riser would rouse up his regiment; then another would take it up; until the call had gone through every corps.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "bugles" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
