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... The castles and abbeys of England - Pàgina 67per William Beattie - 1844 - 10 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1862 - 706 pàgines
...Though chargmg knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; 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... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 pàgines
...Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instaflt that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight,... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 pàgines
...Though charging knights hke whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire hke knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pàgines
...charging knights like whirlwinds got 10 Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, 15 The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx... | |
| Robert Jones - 1864 - 120 pàgines
...Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable...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... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - 1864 - 430 pàgines
...go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still make good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Ltnk'd in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fought like noble, squire like knight. As fearlessly and... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1864 - 680 pàgines
...Though chargmg knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; 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... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pàgines
...charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable...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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1865 - 424 pàgines
...from the field as snow, When streams are swoln and south winds blow, llelts from the mountain blue. Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...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... | |
| Acrostics - 1865 - 260 pàgines
...wave, The bells would ring in Notre Dame.' 0. ' The gift of Cceur de Lion's hand.' 7. ' This Htubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood,...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell.' 8. ' See yonder tree, within whose trunk Decay a darkened cell hath sunk.' 9. ' Her look composed and... | |
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