...stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell. Ko thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fought like noble,...fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wins O'er their thin host and wounded king." — Marmion, canto vi. Adjoining Coldstream is Lees (Sir...

...ghastly bow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight. As fearlessly and...

...blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, 30 Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, 35 As fearlessly...

...blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and...

...Though charging knights like whirlwinds go Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring, Each stepping where his comrade stood. The instant...darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded kins. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strike his shattered bands; And from the charge...

...spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The moment that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight...thin host and wounded king. Then skillful Surrey's wise commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves,...

...blow, 10 Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly and...

...down the brave men, slaughtering on all sides, yet still unable to break through to the standard. ' Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded King." Man by man the noble Saxons were hewn down as the Normans cut their way through them, no more able...

...wnere his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was theirs of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, Led back from strife his shattered bands, And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves from wasted...

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