 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 páginas
...tough bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield, He practised every pass...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 páginas
...bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blads was sword and shield. He practised every pass and...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce... | |
 | 1810 - 590 páginas
...The Gael maintained unequal war, Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide,...fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm rock, or castle roof, Against the winter shower is proof, The foe invulnerable still... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 páginas
...tough bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass...fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm rock, or castle-roof, Against the winter shower is proof, The foe invulnerable still... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 páginas
...hull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained ahroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's hlade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank hlood. No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans died. Fierce Roderick... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 páginas
...tough bull-hide Had death so often dash'd aside, For, trairi'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 páginas
...tough bull-hide Had death so often dash'd aside ; For, train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 páginas
...thrust, to slrike, to feint, to guard ( While less expert, though stronger far» The Gael maintain' d unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tart ins dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And sbower'd his blows like wintry raiii ; And,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 páginas
...dash'd aside, For, train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fiti -James's blade was sword and shield. (7) He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - 1836 - 308 páginas
...Sandyknowe, of which he then took a farewell for ever. SIR PIERCIE SHAFTON AND HALBERT GLENDINNING. " He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war." SCOTT. [Monastery, Vol. II p. 60— «1. " ' I become oblivious of every thing beside,' observed Sir... | |
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Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon... 
