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: Oh! The castles and abbeys of England - Pągina 66per William Beattie - 1844 - 10 pąginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pągines
...weapon-point they close. — * They close, in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's 5 ƅ8k댹!, y> \ h " p ?kC ~ ;8 O life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair.... | |
| 1862 - 512 pągines
...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...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air ; O ! life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair.... | |
| William Beattie - 1843 - 422 pągines
...weapon-point they close — They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lanees' thrust ; And such a yell was there Of sudden and portentous...in upper air. Oh, life and death was in the shout ; R«vel and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair !" The Earls of Huntly and Home commanded... | |
| 1909 - 844 pągines
...the battle pieces of Scott? 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...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air; O! life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And trinmph and despair. Perhaps... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 484 pągines
...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...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air ; O life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair. Long... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pągines
...at weapon point they close. They close iu clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lance's $ Long looked the anxious squires ; their eye Could in the darkness nought descry. At length the freshening... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 108 pągines
...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...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air. Long looked the anxious squires ; their eye Could in the darkness nought descry. At length the freshening... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pągines
...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, Аэ if men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air. Long looked the anxious squires ; their... | |
| General reciter - 1845 - 348 pągines
...weapon-point they close. They close, in clouds of smoke and dust. With sword-sway, and with lance's tbrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air. Long looked the anxious squires ; their eye Could in their darkness nought descry. At length the freshening... | |
| Miles's Boy (pseud) - 1845 - 602 pągines
...vppotite.) I In he comes, steered by BULL, who, this day, 'bears the Bell!' In he ' goes, — and " Oh! just such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth ; As if men fought upon, the enrth, j And fiends in the upper air, Oh life and death were in the shout, Kucoil and rally, charge... | |
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