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 11by William Dwight Whitney - 1877 - 276 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Henry Hudson - 1901 - 334 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,...below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe. From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are... | |
| William Henry Hudson - 1901 - 332 pages
...bended bows; On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe. From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are bristling into axe and brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided warrior... | |
| Walter Scott - 1902 - 254 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...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... | |
| Lewis Henry Jones - 1903 - 504 pages
...answered from the hill ; Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. 10 Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...lurking foe ; From shingles gray their lances start, is The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are bristling into ax and... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1903 - 232 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...Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are... | |
| Lewis Henry Jones - 1904 - 296 pages
...answered from the hill; Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. 10 Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...lurking foe; From shingles gray their lances start, i5 The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow wand Are bristling into ax and... | |
| Lewis Henry Jones - 1904 - 296 pages
...answered from the hill; Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew. 10 Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingle? gray their lances start, 15 The bracken bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow... | |
| Walter Scott - 1904 - 270 pages
...the curlew, 1 Reward. From crag to crag the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose 200 Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right, on...Sprung up at once the lurking foe ; From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, 205 The rushes and the willow-wand... | |
| Wyoming Historical and Geological Society - 1904 - 380 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 and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below Sprang up at once the lurking foe." — Lady of the Lake. Canto v, Stanza ix. 5. In the good old English... | |
| Isabel Moore - 1906 - 360 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...The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into ax and brand, And every tuft of broom gives life To plaided warrior armed for strife. That whistle... | |
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