 | 1810 - 702 pages
...— ' How say'st thou novv! These are Clan-Alpine's warriors true; And, Saxon, — / 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 her warlike birth. The wind's last breath had tossed... | |
 | 1810 - 538 pages
...one, come all ! this rock (.hall fly From its firm base as soon as I. " — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise. And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 pages
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen werthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : .Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 pages
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise,...hand : Down sunk the disappearing band ; Each warrior vanished where he stood, In broom or bracken, heath or wood ; Sunk brand and spear and bended bow,... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1816 - 380 pages
...battle of Toulouse, extolled the conduct of the Highland regiments in words highly expressive of " The stern joy which warriors feel, " In foemen worthy of their steel." " II ya quelques regimens des Ecossais sans " culottes," said he, " dans I'arme'e de Welling" ton,... | |
 | 1854 - 758 pages
...began to love each other as soon as they were fairly placed in a position to measure their swords. " In his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy that warrior.-, feel lu fnemen worthy of their steel." In fact, this respect for foes was the very... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm hase as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked— and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand: Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...Come one,*come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick mark'd—and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And...feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood—then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band; Each warrior vanish'd where he stood,... | |
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Returned the chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : " Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. 
