 Who shunned to stem the flooded Teith, For twice that day from shore to shore The gallant stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode...  Black's Picturesque Tourist of Scotland - Page 155by Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - 1856 - 659 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar ; VI. And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost Horseman rode alone. VII. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For, jaded now, and... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1810 - 462 pages
...topographical accuracy is equal to the picturesque description. The huntsmen drop the pursuit in succession, " And when the brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone." His two bloodhounds drive the •' stalwart stag" up to the western VOL. iv. 2 R boundary of Loch-Katrine;... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 pages
...Stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost Horseman rode alone. • VII. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For, jaded now,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...Stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar : And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone. VII. Alone, hut with unhated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For, jaded now, and... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 282 pages
...Stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reach'd the lake of Vennachar; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost Horseman rode alone. VII. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel; For, jaded now, and spent... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 pages
...stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone. VII. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel; For jaded now, and spent... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 108 pages
...stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reach'd the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For jaded now, and spent... | |
 | Modern poetical speaker, Fanny Bury PALLISER - 1845 - 540 pages
...Stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reach'd the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost horseman rode alone. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For, jaded now, and spent... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 pages
...Stag swam stoutly o'er. Few were the stragglers, following far, That reached the lake of Vennachar ; And when the Brigg of Turk was won, The headmost Horseman rode alone. Alone, but with unbated zeal, That horseman plied the scourge and steel ; For, jaded now, and spent... | |
 | 1848 - 460 pages
...Glen of Finglass with the river issuing thence we crossed a small bridge, the Bridge of Turk — " And when the brigg of Turk was won The headmost horseman rode alone " — recently been much rain, and darkened by the shadows of the high towering crags of the forest... | |
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