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" His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : " Come one, come all ! This rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. "
Essentials of English Grammar: For the Use of Schools - Page 11
by William Dwight Whitney - 1877 - 276 pages
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The Modern British Essayists: Jeffrey, Francis. Contributions to the ...

1852 - 782 pages
...haughty stare, His bnck against a rock he bore, And firmly plac'd his foot before:— ' Come one, come pu'da rose Frae nff its thorny tree, And my fause luver »law the rose, But mark'd—and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise. And the stern joy which warriors feel In...
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The Life of John Sterling

Thomas Carlyle - 1852 - 396 pages
...which I used to lean, and while ' I brandished a beanstalk, roar out with Fitzjames, " Come one, come all ; this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I ! "— ' while I was ready to squall at the sight of a cur, and ' run valorously away from a casually...
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The Modern British Essayists: Jeffrey, Francis. Contributions to the ...

1852 - 782 pages
...! this rock shall fly From ils firm base as soon as I.' — Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his^eyes Respect was mingled with surprise. And the stern joy which warriors feel In foenian worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then wav'd his hand: Down sunk Ihe disappearing...
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The two families, by the author of 'Rose Douglas'.

Sarah R. Whitehead - 1852 - 322 pages
...but on her own. It was an insult to her as real mistress of the mansion. CHAPTER IX. Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as 1 1 SCOTT. MRS CHAMBERLYN had no sooner quitted Eliza, than she instantly proceeded to her son's private...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Complete in One Volume. With ...

Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pages
...base as scon as L'1' Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, Aud the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy...of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved Ыз hand : Down sunk the disappearing band ; Each warrior vanish'd where he stood, In broom or bracken,...
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The Lady of the Lake: With All His Introductions, Various Readings, and the ...

Walter Scott - 1853 - 420 pages
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel 1n foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand ; Down sunk the disappearing...
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A class-book of elocution

J H. Aitken - 1853 - 378 pages
...haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before :— " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." — . Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel...
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A cyclopædia of poetical quotations, arranged by H.G. Adams

Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...resolute and just, Firm to his principles and trust, Nor hopes nor fears can blind. Walsh. Come one, come all — this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. Scutt. FISH. 299 FISH— FISHING. BLEST silent groves! O may ye be For ever mirth's best nursery! May...
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The Rector of St. Bardolph's: Or, Superannuated

Frederick William Shelton - 1853 - 374 pages
...taken, and his language was like that of the warrior who placed his face to the foe : " Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." What wonder that the grasp and comprehension of such a mind, should provoke remark from those cooped...
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Reminiscences of an Emigrant Milesian: The Irish Abroad and at Home; in the ...

Andrew O'Reilly - 1853 - 336 pages
...pass, and calmly waiting the approaching host, with the determination of Fitzjames : " Come one, come all. This rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I ;" and of his standing erect within the gorge, and he with his single hand slaying in succession four...
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