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
| Beauties - 1865 - 96 páginas
...Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The Battle of Flodden. 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... | |
| Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 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.) - 1866 - 656 páginas
...spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. N~o thought was there of dastard flight...noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till alter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
| Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll) - 1866 - 142 páginas
...made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that they felL No thought was there of dastard flight;— Link'd...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 sage... | |
| Walter Scott - 1866 - 792 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... | |
| Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 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... | |
| Frederick Saunders - 1866 - 412 páginas
...stepping 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 fearless and as well : Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. *... | |
| John Murray (publishers.) - 1867 - 546 páginas
...spearmen 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."— ¿farmwn, canto vi.... | |
| Ebenezer Forsyth - 1867 - 148 páginas
...spearmen 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 Kinf;. Then skilful Surrey's... | |
| English poetry - 1867 - 336 páginas
...still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, 30 Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight;...tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, 35 As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded King.... | |
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