 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
 | Marcius Willson - 1861 - 550 pages
...see heath, broom, and bracken forming the ambuscade. .8. lfc Instant, through c'pse and heath, aroiHJ Bonnets, and spears, and bended bows ; On right, on...above, below, Sprung up, at once, the lurking foe; From rhingles gray their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the diirt. And every tuft of broom gives... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1884 - 280 pages
...from the hill; | Wild | as the scream of the curleV, | From crag to crag | the signal flew. Instant, | through copse and heath, | arose Bonnets | and spears...bended bows ; | On right, | on left, | above, | below, | Sprang up at once | the lurking foe ; | From shingles gray their lances start, | The bracken bush... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1885 - 264 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...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... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 620 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,...From shingles gray their lances start, The bracken l bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into ax and brand, And every... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1885 - 296 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,...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 (bart.) - 1885 - 296 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... | |
 | David Stewart - 1885 - 442 pages
...from the hill ; Wild as the scream of the curlew From crag to crag the signal flew ; Instant thro' copse and heath arose Bonnets and spears and bended...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... | |
 | William Swinton - 1885 - 624 pages
...arose Bonnets, and spears, and bended bows ; 1 meed, reward, recornl«>use. | - tied. Give a synonym. On right, on left, above, below, Sprung up at once...From shingles gray their lances start, The bracken l bush sends forth the dart, The rushes and the willow-wand Are bristling into ax and brand, And every... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1885 - 752 pages
...the curlew, From crag to crag' the signal flew. Instant, through copse and heath, arose 200 Honnets also that Scrooge had as little of what is called...about him as any man in the City of London, even incl grey their lances start, The bracken bush sends forth the dart, 2)5 The rushes and the willow-wand... | |
 | Walter Scott, William Sharp - 1886 - 368 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...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... | |
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