 | 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...her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king.» Of all the border battles that of Flodden was most fatal. Beside ten thousand common men, the flower... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pàgines
...winds blow 150 CASTO TI. 161 Tbc instant that he fell. Ko thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like 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... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | 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...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... | |
 | Robert Clarke (schoolmaster.) - 1855 - 190 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...fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly as well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king ; Then skilful... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 pàgines
...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men 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... | |
 | 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 dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - 1856 - 460 pàgines
...And Dunbar field resound thy praises loud. MILTON.S SONKBIB. The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well. MARMXON. ONCE more upon the charger's back ! once more among the trumpets ! A year had passed since... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - 1896 - 466 pàgines
...DUUBAE. 4nd Dunbar field resound thy praises loud. MILTON'S Soirai The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...flight; Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom foutrht like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well. ONCE more upon the charger's back !... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1856 - 776 pàgines
...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men 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... | |
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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... 
