 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
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1886 - 372 pages
...the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and henth, aroso Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once the larking foe ; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1887 - 676 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...their lances start. The bracken bush sends forth the dan. The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand. And every tuft of broom gives... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1887 - 296 pages
...bended bows ; 198. Curlew. Wading-bird frequenting the sea-shore in winter and the mountains in summer. On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once...lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, 205 The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of broom gives... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1890 - 612 pages
...answer'd 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, Sprang up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 402 pages
...MS.— This dark Sir Roderick 1 , , , , . yaml Ins land. IX. Instant, through copse and heath, arose1 Bonnets and spears and bended bows : On right, on...lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, 1 MS. — From copse to copse the signal flew. THE CnM It U The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 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,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1853 - 402 pages
...Roderick) , ,. , THE COM HAT. Instant, through copse anil heath, arose1 Bonnets and spears and liended bows : On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up...lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, 1 MS. — From copse to copse the signal Hew. The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1891 - 256 pages
...scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose 200 Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up1 at once the lurking foe ; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1892 - 292 pages
...answer'd 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...Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, 10 The rushes and the willow- wand... | |
 | Sara A. Hamlin - 1892 - 210 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...Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles 1 gray their lances start, ISItinglei — gravel. The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes... | |
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