 The border slogan rent the sky ! A Home ! a Gordon ! was the cry : Loud were the clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail,...  Essays--scientific, Political and Speculative - Page 237by Herbert Spencer - 1858 - 435 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pages
...clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back,. — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear :— " By heaven, and all its saints ! I swear, / / I will not... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered mid the foes." p. 354 — 3i7. The two squires ПОЛУ successively desert their fair charge to fly to the relief... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pages
...clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered mid the foes." p. 354 — 357. The two squires now successively desert their fair charge to fly to the relief of their... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear :— " By heaven, and all its saints ! I swear, I will not see... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...clanging blows; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It waver'd 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the sight could bear : — " By heaven, and all its saints,... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - 492 pages
...clanging blows; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose : As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : . u By heaven, and all its saints 1 I swear, I will not see... | |
 | James Denniston - 1825 - 326 pages
...clanging blows : Advanced— forced back — now low — now high, The pennon sunk and rose— . As bent the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'mid the foes. Scorr, THE summer had commenced, and the repairs and improvements suggested in and about the castle... | |
 | James Denniston - 1825 - 324 pages
...: Advanced— forced; back — naw low— now high, The pennon sunk and roseAs bent the bark's matt in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It wavered 'mid the foes. SCOTT. THE summer had commenced, and the repairs and improvements suggested in and about the castle... | |
 | James Denniston - 1825 - 314 pages
...the clanging blows : Advanced— forced back — now low— now high, The pennon sunk and roseAs bent the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It watered 'mid the foes. SCOTT. THE summer had commenced, and the repairs and improvements suggested... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 528 pages
...clanging blows ; Advanced, — forced back, — now low, now high, The pennon sunk and rose ; As bends the bark's mast in the gale, When rent are rigging, shrouds, and sail, It waver'd 'mid the foes. No longer Blount the view could bear : •• By Heaven, and all its saints... | |
| |
