 I give you shelter in my breast, Your own good blades must win the rest* Pent in this fortress of the North, Think'st thou we will not sally forth, To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend the prey ? Ay, by my soul ! — While on yon plain...  Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland - Page 165by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1856 - 659 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...we will not sally forth, To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend the prey ? Aye, by my soul ! — While on yon plain The Saxon rears one shock of grain ; VA hilc, of ten thousand herds, there strays But one along yon river's maze, — The Gael, of plain... | |
 | 1811 - 872 pages
...Saxon reins one shock ol grain; While, often thousand herds, there stray» But one along yon rivci's maze ; The Gael, of plain and river, heir. Shall with...strong hand, redeem his share. Where live the mountain chicls who hold, Th.it plundering lowland lield and fold Is aught but retribution true? Seek other... | |
 | 1811 - 868 pages
...will not sally forth, 1'ч spoil the spoiler a« we may, And (rom the robber rend the prev ? Aye by my soul! — while on yon plain The Saxon rears one shock of grain ; While, often thousand herds, there strays Hut one along yon river's maze ; The Gael, of plain and liver heir,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 pages
...we will not sally forth, To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend the prey ? Aye, by my soul ! — While on yon plain The Saxon rears one shock of grain ; While, often thousand herds, there strays But one along yon river's maze, — The Gael, of plain and river... | |
 | International peace society - 232 pages
...'st thou we will not sally forth To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend his prey ? While of ten thousand herds there strays But one along yon river's maze, The Gael, of plains and river heir, Shall, with strong hand, redeem his share.' " These were the feelings of the... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...cause they were not heard, so long as the Douglasses had the court in guiding."—JUd. p. 133. Note II. The Gael, of plain and river heir, Shall, with strong hand, redeem his share.—P. 112. The ancient Highlanders verified in their practice the lines of Gray :— An iron... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pages
...we will not sally forth, To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend the prey ? Ay, by my soul ! — While on yon plain The Saxon rears one shock of grain ; While, often thousand herds, ^here strays But one along. yon river's maze, — The Gael, of plain and river... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...we will not sally forth, To spoil U IP spoiler as we may, And from tin: robber rend the prey? Ay, by my soul ¡—While on yon plain The Saxon rears one...grain ; While, of ten thousand herds, there strays Itut one along you river's maze, — The Gael, of plain and river heir, Shall, with strong band, redeem... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...thou we will not sally forth To spoil the spoiler as we may, And from the robber rend the prey? Ay, by my soul! while on yon plain The Saxon rears one shock of grain; While often thousand herds, there strays But one along yon river's maze — The Gael, of plain and river... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 pages
...we will not sally forth, To spoil the spoiler as we may 7 And from the robber rend the prey? Ay, by my soul ! — While on yon plain The Saxon rears one...thousand herds, there strays But one along yon river's male, — The Gael, of plain and river heir, Shall, with strong hand, redeem his share, (a) Where live... | |
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