 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 5801842Visualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 320 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 spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 páginas
...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 ; Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 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 : 36«> Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard... | |
 | 1894 - 672 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 spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 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 ; •5 The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his... | |
 | Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland) - 1857 - 526 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... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 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, The instant that he... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 páginas
...deep, That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though chatging knightB like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly...Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1839 - 92 páginas
...But yet, though thiek the shafts as snow, Though eharging knights like whirlwinds go, Though hill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Eaeh stepping where his eomrade stood, The iustant that he... | |
 | 1840 - 368 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...impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight : Link'd in the serried phalanx tight,... | |
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