 But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go. 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 his comrade stood,...  Bentley's Miscellany - Página 5801842Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 páginas
...stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knightAs fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness clos'd her wing O'er their thin host and wounded... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 532 páginas
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Liuk'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well." * Nor did they cease fighting when James bit the dust with an English arrow sticking in his body, and... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1851 - 536 páginas
...where his comrade stood, The instant that hi- fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Liuk'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well." * Nor did they cease fighting when James bit the dust with an English arrow sticking in his body, and... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 páginas
...as snow, When streams are swoln and south winds blow 150 CASTO TI. 161 Tbc instant that he fell. Ko thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the...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... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1853 - 368 páginas
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight — Linked in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king.» Of all the border battles... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 416 páginas
...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;...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skill'd Napoleon's... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1854 - 412 páginas
...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...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their t>"" host and wounded king. Then skill'd Napoleon's... | |
 | William Howitt - 1854 - 308 páginas
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host, and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 páginas
...spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing^ O'er their thin host and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 424 páginas
...spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Eaeh stepping where his eomrade stood, The iustant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight...the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, sqnire like knight, As fearlessly and well; Till utter darkness elosed her wing O'er their thin host... | |
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