He whistled shrill, And he was answered from the hill : Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up, at once,... Essentials of English Grammar: For the Use of Schools - Page 12by William Dwight Whitney - 1877 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
| David Stewart - 1822 - 552 pages
...his ninety-fifth year, and in perfect possession of all his faculties, was present at this affray. On right, on left, above, below,, Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles green the lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are bristling... | |
| 1823 - 564 pages
...No human being but themselves was visible, when- on a- sudden, roused by the sound of the hoofs, fr On right, on left, above, below, ' Sprung up at once the lurking foe, ' . " armed with spades, rakes, pickaxes and other implements for repairing roads, and commenced operations... | |
| 1824 - 394 pages
...Have, tben, thy wish !"— he whistled shrill, And he was enswen'd from the hill ; ****** Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...above, below. Sprung up at once the lurking; foe; From shingle* grey their lances start. The bracken bush sends forth the dart. The rushes and the willow-wand... | |
| 1824 - 706 pages
...5. Non tarn prœmiis periculorum, quam ipsis periculis lœtus. Tac. Hut. ü. 8«. From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are brittling into axe and brand. C. 5. . .. .Ttm Si гг%ч чате «ruxrai Armin xcA... | |
| 1824 - 724 pages
...describes : " Instant through copse and death arise, Honnets and spears and bended bows , Oiirightand left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe; From shingles grcy their lances start. The bracken bush sends forth the dart. The rushes and the willuw wand, Are... | |
| Amédée Pichot - 1825 - 510 pages
...answer'd from the hill ; Wild as the scream of the curlieu, From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles grey their lane, s start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are... | |
| David Stewart (Major-General.) - 1825 - 662 pages
...from the hill ; Wild as the scream of Ihe curlew From crag to crag the signal flew ; Instant thro' copse and heath arose Bonnets and spears and bended...below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe; From shingles green the lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are bristling... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 482 pages
...of the Roman historian, as in the stanzas of the " Ariosto of the North :" " From shingles grey the lances start, ' ' The bracken bush sends forth the dart, " The rushes and the willow wand " Are bristling into axe and brand." Lady of the Lake. Canto v. 9. be found than two Greek... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1825 - 610 pages
...of the Roman historian, as in the stanzas of the " Ariosto of the North :" " From shingles grey the lances start, " The bracken bush sends forth the dart, " The rushes and the willow wand " Are bristling into axe and brand." Lady of the Lake. Canto v. 9. be found than two Greek... | |
| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 pages
...answered from the hill ; Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...lurking foe ; From shingles gray their lances start, The bracken-bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand,... | |
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