 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 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 wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knightAs fearlessly and well... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 pàgines
...dark impenetrable wood, Eaeh stepping where his eomrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thonght was there of dastard flight ; — Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fonght like noble, sqnire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till ntter darkness elos'd her wing... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 532 pàgines
...Though charging knights like whirlwinds go Though billmeu 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 ; Liuk'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 536 pàgines
...Though charging knights like whirlwinds go Though tollmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable...stepping 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 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... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1853 - 368 pàgines
...threatening him in front only a few hours before." The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dmk impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade...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
...charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billfliien ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken wits the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good* Their dark...impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, • MS.—" Ever the stubborn ipean made good Tlii;ir dark iinjK'netrable wood; Each Sect itepp'd where... | |
 | 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... | |
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Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep 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... 
