 | 1810 - 538 pages
...shingles grey their lances start, The bracken-bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided warrior armed for strife-. That whistle garrison'd the glen At once with full five hundred men, As if the yawning... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...shingles grey their lances start, The bracken-bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided warrior armed for strife. That whistle garrison 'd the glen At once wkh full five hundred men, As if the yawning... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...shingles grey their lances start, The bracken-bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided warrior armed for strife. That whistle garrison'd the glen At once with full five hundred men, As if the yawning... | |
 | 1811 - 708 pages
..., .^ The bracken. bufh + ferds forth the dart, The rufhes, and the willow. wand •" Are btiftling into axe and brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided Varrior armed for ftrife, ; The whiflte garrifon'd the glen .-. • At once with full five hundred... | |
 | 1811 - 708 pages
...• ч The bracken-buíh "t" fends .forth the dart, The rufhes, and the willow- wand Are briftling into axe and brand, . ; And every tuft of broom gives life To platded warrior armed for ftrife, The whittle garrifon'd the glen At ftnee with full five hundred men,... | |
 | 1811 - 868 pages
...above, below, . Sprung up al once Ihe luAing foe. From shingles grey their lances srarr, The broken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand. Are bristling iuto axe and brand, And e vci y luit uf broom gives life To plai'Ud warrior armed tor strife. That... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of...broom gives life To plaided warrior arm'd for strife. That whistle garrison'd the glen At once with full Jive hundred men, As if the yawning hill to heaven... | |
 | David Stewart - 1822 - 658 pages
...above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingle* green the lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart. The rushes and the willow wand...brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided warriors, armed for strife. That whittle garrisoned the glen With full four hundred fighting men, As... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of...broom gives life To plaided warrior arm'd for strife. That whistle garrison'd the glen At once with full five hundred men, As if the yawning hill to heaven... | |
 | 1824 - 724 pages
...shingles grcy their lances start. The bracken bush sends forth the dart. The rushes and the willuw wand, Are bristling into axe and brand. And every tuft of broom gives life To plaidcd warrior armed fur strife • " and my imagination was so worked on, that I could scarcely rouse... | |
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From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the... 
