 Is Wilton there ?" — With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen drenched with gore, And in their arms, a helpless load, A wounded knight they bore.  Select Reviews - Page 351809Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1857 - 428 pages
...to die, — " Is Wilton there ? " With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen drench'd with gore, And in their arms a helpless load, A wounded knight they bore. His hand still strain'd the broken brand ; His arms were smear'd with blood and sand : Dragg'd from among the horses'... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...• And shakes his gauntlet at the towers ! U. THE DEATH OF MARMION. — Scott. AND soon straight np the hill there rode Two horsemen, drenched with gore,...horses' feet, With dinted shield and helmet beat, The Moon-crest and plumage gone, — Can that be haughty Marmiou ? Young Blount his armor did unlace, And,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1858 - 516 pages
...are; He's gone! no golden bribes divide The Dacian from his babes and bride. CIV.— DEATH OP MARMION. WITH that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen...knight they bore. His hand still strained the broken band; His arms were smeared with blood and sand, Dragged from among the horses' feet, With dinted shield,... | |
 | James White - 1858 - 316 pages
...but to die,—" Is Wilton there ?" With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen drench'd with gore, And in their arms, a helpless load, A wounded knight they bore. His hand still strain'd the broken brand ; His arms were smear'd with blood and sand : Dragg'd from among the horses'... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1858 - 952 pages
...but to die,— "Is Wilton there!" With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen drench'd with gore, And in their arms, a helpless load, A wounded knight they bore. His Imnd still strain'd the broken brand ; His arms were smear'd with blood and sand; Dragg'd from among... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 656 pages
..."Is Wilton there ?"-« They fly, or, maddened by despair, Pight but to die.— " Is Wilton there!" With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen...broken brand; His arms were smeared with blood and sancls Dragged from among the horses' feet, With dinted shield, aud helmet beat, The falcon-crest and... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1862 - 706 pages
...die.—" Is Wilton there ?"— With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen drenched witfh gore, And in their arms, a helpless load, A wounded...broken brand ; His arms were smeared with blood and wmd: Dragged from among the horses' feet, With dinted shield, and helmet beat, The falcon-crest and... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...razed his plume. DEATH OF MARMIO.N. WITH that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen drench'd with gore, And in their arms, a helpless load, A wounded knight they bore. His hand still strain' d the broken brand ; His arms were smear' d with blood and sand : Dragged from among the horses'... | |
 | Playtime - 1863 - 436 pages
..." Is Wilton there ? "- They fly, or, maddened by despair, Fight but to die,—" Is Wilton there? " With that, straight up the hill there rode Two horsemen...arms, a helpless load, A wounded knight they bore. 214 THE BATTLE OF FLODDEN. His hand still strained the broken brand ; His arms were smeared with blood... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...bore. 5 His hand still strain' d the broken brand; His arms were smear' d with blood and sand : Dragg'd from among the horses' feet, With dinted shield, and helmet beat, The falcon-crest and plumage gone, 10 Can that be haughty Marmion ! . . . When, doff'd his casque, he felt free air, Around 'gan Marmion... | |
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