It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up her warlike birth. The wind's last breath had tossed in air, Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair, — The next but swept a lone hill-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide ; The sun's last glance... Lady of the Lake - Page 151by Walter Scott - 1885 - 219 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1810 - 702 pages
...— / am Roderic Dint? Short space he stood — then waved his hand: Down sunk the disappearing band; It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up...plumage fair; The next but swept a lone hill-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide. The sun's last glance was glinted back Prom lance and glaive,... | |
| 1810 - 538 pages
...or bracken, heath or wood ; Sunk brand and spear and bended bow, In osiers pale and copses low ; 1 1 seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up her...wind's last breath had tossed in air, Pennon, and plaij, and plumage fair, — The next but swept a lone hill side, Where heath and fern were waving... | |
| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...broom or bracken, heath or wood ; Sunk brand and spear and bended bow, In osiers pale and copses low ; It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up...plumage fair, — The next but swept a lone hill-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide ; The sun's last glance was glinted back, From spear and glaive,... | |
| 1811 - 872 pages
...broom or bracken, heath or wood ; Sunk brand and spear and bended bow, In oslen pale and copses low : It seemed as if their mother earth Had swallowed up her warlike birth. Tlie wind's last breath bad tossed in air, VVnnun. aud pbiid, and plumage fair, — The next but swept... | |
| 1814 - 138 pages
...the evening blast, And the low tun-beam gildt a deiert waste. P.6T. The wind's last breath had toss'd in air, Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair, — The next but swept a lone hill-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide ; The sun's last glance was glinted back From spear and glaive,... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...hroom or hracken, heath or wood ; Sunk hrand and spear and hended how, In osiers pale and copses low ; It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up her warlike hirth. The wind's last hreath had tossed in air Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair; The next, hut... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...seem'd as if their mother Earth Had swallow'd up her warlike birth. The wind's last breath had toss'd in air, Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair,— The next but swept a lone hill-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide; The sun's last glance was glinted back, From spear and glaive,... | |
| Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 pages
...seem'il as if their mother Earth Had swallow'd up her warlike birth. The wind's list breath had toss'J in air, Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair,— The next but swept a lone hill-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide; VOL. II. II The sun's last glance was glinted back, From spear... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pages
...broom or bracken, heath or wood ; Sank brand and spear and bended bow, In osiers pale and copses low ; It seemed as if their mother Earth Had swallowed up her warlike birth. The wind's last breath had toss'd in air, Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair — The next bush swept a lone-hill side, Where... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...seem'd as if their mother Earth Had swallow' d up her warlike birth. The wind's last breath had toss'd in air, Pennon, and plaid, and plumage fair, — The next but swept a lone lull-side, Where heath and fern were waving wide; The BUD'S last glance was glinted luck, From spear... | |
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