 | Walter White - 1859 - 498 pages
...as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds g<\ Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good...where his comrade stood The instant that he fell." But all in vain, for before midnight — " Tweed's echoes heard the ceaseless plash, While many a broken... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1860 - 656 pages
...like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men plie the ghastly blow, The stubborn spearman still made good Ihe dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shattered bands t And from the charge... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1861 - 580 pages
...as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge... | |
 | Choice poems - 1862 - 368 pages
...as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good...fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing F O'er their thin host and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1862 - 706 pages
...Though chargmg knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1862 - 578 pages
...as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good...impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instaflt that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Linked in the serried phalanx tight,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1863 - 564 pages
...shafts as snow, Though charging knights hke whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good...serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire hke knight, As fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds got 10 Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good...impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, 15 The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 528 pages
...snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds got 10 Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable n-ood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, 15 The instant that he fell. No thought was there of... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1864 - 680 pages
...Though chargmg knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge... | |
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Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring;... 
