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
| Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1846 - 512 pages
...wearer to start up, sword in hand, ready for the conflict, like the warriors of Roderick Dhu: " 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, The rushes and the willow wand Are... | |
| Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1846 - 692 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, The rushes and the willow-wand Are... | |
| Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1846 - 508 pages
...wearer to start up, sword in hand, ready for the conflict, like the warriors of Roderick Dhu: " Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets, and spears,...and bended bows ; On right, on left, above, below, ' t Sprung up at once the lurking foe : From shingles grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends... | |
| 1847 - 490 pages
...and here is the muster-place of Clan Alpine, where, at the shrill whistle of Roderic Dim, " Instant through copse and heath arose Bonnets and spears and...below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe; From shingles grey their lances start, The braken bush sends forth the dart ; The rushes and the willow wand Are... | |
| David Bates Tower - 1853 - 444 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 - 1848 - 170 pages
...below, Sprung up at once the 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. And every toft of broom [fives liftTo plaided warrior armed for strife. That whistle garrison'd the glen At once... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pages
...answered from the hill; Wild as the scream of the curlew, From crag to crag the signal flew; 5 Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets and spears...lurking foe ; From shingles gray their lances start, 10 The bracken-bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into axe and... | |
| 1849 - 492 pages
...whistle of their leader summoned them to his side, to the great astonishment of Fitz- James: " Instant through copse and heath arose Bonnets and spears and bended bows ; On right and left, above, below, Sprung up at once the lurking foe. From shingles grey their lances start, The... | |
| John Hanbury Dwyer - 1850 - 318 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...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,... | |
| James McCosh - 1851 - 540 pages
...up before him. • " Wild as the scream of the curlew From crag to crag the signal flew — Instant, through copse and heath, arose Bonnets, and spears,...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 plaidcd warrior... | |
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