 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 536 pàgines
...where his comrade stood, The instant that hi- fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Liuk'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well." * Nor did they cease fighting when James bit the dust with an English arrow sticking in his body, and... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 pàgines
...ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; — Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pàgines
...as snow, When streams are swoln and south winds blow 150 CASTO TI. 161 Tbc instant that he fell. Ko thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; ТШ attcr darkuess closed her wing O'er their tlun host and wounded King, Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1853 - 368 pàgines
...him in front only a few hours before." The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dmk impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight — Linked in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 416 pàgines
...charging knights like whirlwinds Though billmeu ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; * * * * Each stepping where his comrade stood. The instant...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skill'd Napoleon's... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1854 - 412 pàgines
...charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; * * * * Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their t>"" host and wounded king. Then skill'd Napoleon's... | |
 | William Howitt - 1854 - 308 pàgines
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host, and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 pàgines
...ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing^ O'er their thin host and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 914 pàgines
...low. They melted from the field us snow, When stream* are swoln anil south winds blow ISO CAjrro vi. The instant that he fell. No thought was there of...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded Kirfg Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 424 pàgines
...spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Eaeh stepping where his eomrade stood, The iustant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight...the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, sqnire like knight, As fearlessly and well; Till utter darkness elosed her wing O'er their thin host... | |
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To break the Scottish circle deep That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good... 
