...dark pall steadfastly, As if he fear'd the slumberer might stir. A slow step startled him. He grasp'd his blade As if a trumpet rang; but the bent form Of David enter'd, and he gave command In a low tone to his few followers, And left him with his dead. The king...

...pall steadfastly, As if he fear'd the slumberer might stir. A slow step startled him! — he grasp'd his blade, As if a trumpet rang; but the bent form Of David enter'd, and he gave command In a low tone to his few followers, And left him with his dead. The King...

...And irazed upon the dark pall stjadfastly, As if he feare.l the slrnnberer might stir. A slow slep startled him. He grasped his blade As if a trumpet...entered, and he gave command, In a low tone, to his few followeis, And left him with his dead. The king stood still Till the last echo died : then, throwing...

...steadfastly, As if he feared the slumberer might stir. A slow step startled him. He grasped his bliij As if a trumpet rang; but the bent form Of David entered,...gave command, In a low tone, to his few followers, Till the last echo died : then, throwing off And left him with his dead. The king stood still The sackcloth...

...beside the bier, Clad in the garb of battle; and their chief, And gazed upon the dark pall steadfastly, As if he feared the slumberer might stir. A slow step...followers, And left him with his dead. The king stood still The sackcloth from his brow, and laying back Till the last echo died: then throwing off The pall from...

...and their chief, The mighty Joab, stood beside the bier, And gazed upon the dark pall steadfastly, As if he feared the slumberer might stir. A slow step...form Of David entered, and he gave command, In a low tono, to his few followers, x And left him with his dead. The king stood still Till the last echo died...

...dark pall steadfastly, As if he fear'd the slumberer might stir. A slow step startled him. He grasp'd his blade As if a trumpet rang ; but the bent form Of David enter'd, and he gave command, In a low tone, to his few followers, And left him with his dead. The...

...! and their chief, The mighty Joab, stood beside the bier, And gazed upon the dark pall stedfjstly, As if he feared the slumberer might stir. A slow step startled him ! He grasp' cl his blade As if a trumpet rang ; but the bent form Of David entered, and he gave command,...

...us. II.). stood beside the bier, And gazed upon the dark pall steadfastly, 60 As if he feared (A. 78) the slumberer might stir. A slow step startled him....his blade As if a trumpet rang ; but the bent form <Jf David entered, and he gave command, In a low tone, to his few followers, 65 And left him with his...

...glimpse of the warrior as he moved with now rapid strides towards the river. 20* CHAPTER XXV. "A Blow step startled him! he grasped his blade, As if a trumpet rang."— WILLIS. AFTER winding for the distance of nearly a quarter of a mile among the dense hazel and juniper...