| Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...breath, his whinyard drew ; But, thundering as he came prepared, With ready arm and weapon bared, The wily quarry shunned the shock, And turned him from...glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couched, the thicket shed Cold... | |
| Margaret Oswald - 1811 - 76 pages
...most singular and strikingly wild appearance here. " The wily quarry shunn'd the shock, « And turn'd him from the opposing rock ; « Then, dashing down a darksome glen, « Soon lost the hounds and hunters keen, " In the deep Trosachs wildest nook, '< His solitary refuge took. *' Close... | |
| Stirling town - 1812 - 328 pages
...rocks, woods, rallies, and hills, exhibit the most singular and strikingly wild appearance here« " The wily quarry shunned the shock, And turned him from...rock ; Then, dashing down a darksome glen, Soon lost the hounds and hunter's ken ; In the deep Trosachs wildest nook-, His solitary refuge took. Close on... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...hreath, his whinyard drew; But, thundering as he came prepared, With ready arm and weapon hared, The wily quarry shunned the shock, And turned him from...glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couched, the thicket shed Cold... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 282 pages
...as he came prepared, With ready arm and weapon bared, The wily quarry shunn'd the shock, And turu'd him from the opposing rock; Then, dashing down a darksome...glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couch'd, the thicket shed Cold... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...as he came prepared, With ready arm and weapon bared, The wily quarry shunn'd the shock, And turn'd him from the opposing rock ; Then, dashing down a...glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couch'd, the thicket shed Cold... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...prepared, With ready arm and weapon bared, The wily quarry shuun'd the shock, And turn'd him from llie opposing rock; Then, dashing down a darksome glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couch'd, the thicket tbed Cold... | |
| Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 pages
...breath, his whmyard drew ; But, thundering as he came prepared, T\ith ready arm and weapon bared, The wily quarry shunned the shock, And turned him from...glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couched, the thicket shed Cold... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...he came prepared. With ready arm and weapon bared. The wily quarry shunn'd the shock, And i urn 1 1 him from the opposing rock; Then, dashing down a darksome...glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken. In the deep Trosach's wildest nook His solitary refuge took. There while, close couch'd, the thicket shed Cold... | |
| 1845 - 670 pages
...as well suited to convey to my reader our position and feelings at being thus put hors du combat. " Then dashing down a darksome glen, Soon lost to hound and hunter's ken, In the deep Trosach's wildest nook, His solitary refuge took. There, while, close couched, the thicket shed Cold... | |
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