battle-song

It will be remembered that he was the martial coryphaeus who led my little army to war against Mirambo, chanting the battle-song of the

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

Flora had exchanged the measured and monotonous recitative of the bard for a lofty and uncommon Highland air, which had been a battle-song in former ages.

Waverley 2004

“He is a great man,” whispered my interpreter, “and if they chaunt their battle-song, he must show them his bravery.”

Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

Waves were welling, the warriors saw, hot with blood; but the horn sang oft battle-song bold.

Beowulf 2003

Waves were welling, the warriors saw, hot with blood; but the horn sang oft battle-song bold.

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

Waves were welling, the warriors saw, hot with blood; but the horn sang oft battle-song bold.

Beowulf, translated by Francis Gummere 2003

Still Stormbringer sang its sinister battle-song and still the runesword passed its power to its master so that with every death Elric found strength to slay more of the soldiers.

The Sailor On The Seas of Fate Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1976

This sequence was long used as a battle-song; one of Luther's funeral hymns, "Mitten wir im Leben sind," is a translation of it and portions of the Burial Service of the Church of England are taken from it.

Paul Gerhardt as a Hymn Writer and his Influence on English Hymnody 1976

I remembered the battle-song of my father's men which he had liked before; I hoped it would cheer his soul.

The Persian Boy Renault, Mary 1972

Gold and silver shone upon their armor, pennons of white and purple floated over them, and from a thousand trumpets sounded their battle-song.

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