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... The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Pàgina 349per Walter Scott - 1857Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
| Henry William Herbert, Horace Smith - 1840 - 1020 pàgines
...Cttsar that you mean ; is it not. Cassias ? JulttU CHAPTER I. The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood. Each stepping where...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well. Marmion. A YEAR had passed since Cromwell, invested with his new dignity of lord-lieutenant, landed... | |
| William Howitt - 1840 - 560 pàgines
...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring. The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood. Each stepping where...thought was there of dastard flight; Linked in the sorricd phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter... | |
| 1840 - 378 pàgines
...Though billmcn ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still make good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight : Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| James Orange - 1840 - 534 pàgines
...billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring : The stubborn still made good Their dark impregnable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight, Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pàgines
...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good 6 ' ~; :V> ̯ i 6RF{> @ & D *$ 5 Tk Q % { @ K $ 쓋 hs" ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| Walter Scott - 1845 - 380 pàgines
...Though hill-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 : Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| George Lillie Craik - 1841 - 638 pàgines
...Though hUlraen ply the ghastly blow. Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn epearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant th*t he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought... | |
| 1842 - 480 pàgines
...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| William Beattie - 1842 - 398 pàgines
...doubted the event of the field, for in the words of the poet — The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood ; Each stepping where...that he fell : No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
| 1862 - 512 pàgines
...ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark unpenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
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