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 billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring;... Bentley's Miscellany - Página 5801842Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 484 páginas
...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...Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell.... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 páginas
...and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. Rut yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Kach stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 páginas
...break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts aa y Co ڢ$ made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - 1845 - 556 páginas
...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...Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he... | |
| Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 páginas
...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...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; 1 In Northumberland. In the battle fought at this place in 1513, James IV. was defeated and slain,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1848 - 772 páginas
...flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around thoir King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there cf dastard flight: Link'd in the serried phalanx tight,... | |
| A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 páginas
...and rear, their squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king ; But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...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... | |
| 1850 - 880 páginas
...the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king ; But yet, though thick the shaft« as mow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go. Though...blow. Unbroken was the ring. " The stubborn spearmen silll made good Their dark Impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that... | |
| 1850 - 862 páginas
...the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king ; But vet, though thick the shafts as enow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though...ghastly blow. Unbroken was the ring. " The stubborn »pcarmen st ill made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood. The... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 536 páginas
...But yet, though thick the shafts as snow. 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 wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that hi-... | |
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