Until at weapon-point they close. They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lance's thrust; And such a yell was there Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth And fiends in upper air; O life and death were... The Castles and Abbeys of England - Pàgina 66per William Beattie - 1842 - 352 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pàgines
...Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come.— Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. —...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 702 pàgines
...Kngland.from his mountain-throne King Joints did rushing conic. — Scarce could they hear or вес thtir foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They close in clouds of. smoke ?.:id dust, With sword -sway.á nd \viih ¡ансе'ь thrust; And such a yell was there. Of sudden... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pàgines
...Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. —...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| 1809 - 914 pàgines
...his mountain throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Pntil at weapon-point they close. — They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pàgines
...Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. —...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pàgines
...Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear, or aee their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. —...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous hirth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pàgines
...Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. —...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pàgines
...Told England, front his mountain-throne King James did rushing come. Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. They...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As it men fought upon the... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pàgines
...trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come They close, in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 528 pàgines
...At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throne They close, in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
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