 Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.  Memorials of the Late War ... - Seite 2511828Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 Seiten
...base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood— then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band ; Each warrior vanished... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1816 - 380 Seiten
...battle of Toulouse, extolled the conduct of the Highland regiments in words highly expressive of " The stern joy which warriors feel, " In foemen worthy of their steel." " II ya quelques regimens des Ecossais sans " culottes," said he, " dans I'arme'e de Welling" ton,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 Seiten
...base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick mark'd—and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood—then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band; Each warrior vanish'd... | |
 | Constable and co, ltd - 1828 - 650 Seiten
...camp on the morning of the 8th of September. The coast of Spain was seen stretching away like a mist wreath along the ocean — the sea was bright and...France. The castle had been defended by the French • • - '-• ' x 2 with the utmost gallantry, and, from the devastations of our shot and shells,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 Seiten
...base as soon as l.»— Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band; Each warrior vanish'd... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1834 - 600 Seiten
...powerful than pleasurable ones. Is there anything of pain in the enthusiasm of the chase ; or ' In the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel ;' or in the rapture of successful love, or the generous glow of active benevolence ? And then, as... | |
 | Leitch Ritchie - 1835 - 366 Seiten
...their own valour, and in the prestige which encompassed the towers of their lion-king, they saw, " With the stern joy which warriors feel, In foemen worthy of their steel," the standards of the French army floating proudly over the plain below. Philippe commenced operations... | |
 | Leitch Ritchie - 1835 - 346 Seiten
...their own valour, and in the prestige which encompassed the towers of their lion-king, they saw, " With the stern joy which warriors feel, In foemen worthy of their steel," the standards of the French army floating proudly over the plain below. Philippe commenced operations... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 Seiten
...base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand: Down sunk the disappearing band; Each warrior vanished... | |
 | 1838 - 574 Seiten
...other actions, that he (more's the pity) understands his business.' Such language well expresses ' The stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.' Whatever may have been the criticisms of Wallenstein's enemies at the court, it is impossible for posterity... | |
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