 Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts...  Marmion - Page 330by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821Full view - About this book
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...by the priest ; and the close of the day ia thus described, with undiminished vigour and spirit. " But as they left the dark'ning heath, More desperate...the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; , Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, .... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...day is thus described, with undiminished vigour and spirit. " JJut as they left the dark'ning heuth, .More desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...MARMION. CAHTA \i. Near Sybil's Cross the plunderers stray. — « O, Lady," cried the Monk, " away !"— And placed her on her steed ; And led her to the chapel...the dawn of morning, there She met her kinsman, Lord Fitz-Ciare. XXXIV. But as they left the dark'ning heath, More desperate grew the strife of death. The... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...mark their way, Near Syhil's Cross the plunderers stray. — "O Lady," cried the Monk, "away!" — And placed her on her steed ; And led her to the chapel...morning, there She met her kinsman, Lord Fitz-Clare. XXXV. But as they left the dark'ning heath, More desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...bleeds, and dies, Near Sybil's Cross the plunderers stray.— " O, Lady," cried the Monk, " away !"— . And placed her on her steed, And led her to the chapel...kinsman, Lord Fitz-Clare. XXXIV. But as they left the darkening heath, More desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hail'd, In... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 pages
...bleeds, and dies, Near Sybil's Cross the plunderers stray. — " O, Lady," cried the Monk, " away T— And placed her on her steed, And led her to the chapel...in vollies hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assaiM ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pages
...bleeds, and dies, Near Sybil's. Cross the plunderers stray. — " O, Lady," cried the Monk, "away!"— And placed her on her steed, And led her to the chapel...desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts in volleys hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadron's sweep,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...their way, Near Sybil's Cross the plunderers stray, — « O lady, .- cried the mon k, « away ! .- — And placed her on her steed, And led her to the chapel fair Of THmouth upon Tweed. There all the night they spent in prayer, And, at the dawn of morning, there She... | |
 | William Martin - 1838 - 368 pages
...battle's deadly swell ; For still the Scots, around their king, Unbroken, fought in desperate ring. But as they left the dark'ning heath, More desperate...the strife of death : The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, their squadrons sweep, To... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 pages
...mark their way, Near Sybil's cross the plunderers stray. — "O, lady," cried the monk, " away!"— And placed her on her steed, And led her to the chapel fair Of Tilmouth upoo Tweed. There all the night they spent in prayer, And, at the dawn of morning, there She met her... | |
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