 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...  Archaeologia Aeliana, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to Antiquity - Seite 321894Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1876 - 446 Seiten
...the strife of death. The English shafts in volleys hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; I.ink'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly... | |
 | sir Francis Hastings C. Doyle (2nd bart.) - 1877 - 316 Seiten
...the strife of death. The English shafts in volleys hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break...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 - 1877 - 742 Seiten
...their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds ^ ., Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was...phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knigli:. As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded... | |
 | 1877 - 812 Seiten
...resolute struggle which all ranks, high and low, made for victory. " The stubborn spearmen still mode good Their dark Impenetrable wood ; Each stepping...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; LJnk'd In the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 Seiten
...yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men19 ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The...thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried20 phalanx21 tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1879 - 428 Seiten
...around their king. But yet. though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds So. Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was...was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried pbalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness... | |
 | New reader - 1879 - 392 Seiten
...charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men " ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...there of dastard flight ; — Linked in the serried phalanx14 tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 Seiten
...their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow. Though charging knights like whirlwinds SCOTT. 39 Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was...Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought likenoble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing 0 er their... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 824 Seiten
...their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow. Though charging knights like whirlwinds Thoneh bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring...flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fonght like uoblc, squire like knight. As fearlessly and well : Till utter darkness clof»ed her win?... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1880 - 826 Seiten
...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their d:irk impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade...dastard flight; Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Dissolves in silent dew. Tweed's echoes heard the ceaseless plash, While many a broken band, Disordered,... | |
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