 | Ballads, English - 1783 - 360 pages
...than thefe, Fight on my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy fees my fall. Then Then leaving life, earl Percy took The dead man by the hand, And faid, Earl Douglas, for thy life Would 1 had loft my land. O Chrift ! my very heart doth bleed, With... | |
 | 1789 - 508 pages
...which one may well pardon in fo old a poet, prejudice him againft the greatnefs of the thought. Then Then leaving life, Earl Percy took The dead man by the hand, And faid, Earl Douglas, for thy life Would I had loft my land. O Chrift ! my very heart doth bleed With... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 268 pages
...thanthifo * Fight on, my merry men all ; For why ? my life is at an end :. Lord Percy fees my fall. Then leaving life, earl Percy took The dead man by the hand : And faid, earl Douglas, for thy life, Would I had loft my land. O Chrift ! my very heart doth bleed With... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1802 - 366 pages
...style, which one may well pardon in so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought : Then leaving life, Earl Percy took The dead man by...sure a more renowned knight Mischance did never take. The beautiful line, ' Taking the dead man by the hand,' will put the reader in mind of ./Eneas's behaviour... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 342 pages
...style, which one may well pardon in so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought : Then leaving life, Earl Percy took The dead man by...said, Earl Douglas, for thy life Would I had lost my laud. O Christ! my very heart doth bleed With sorrow for thy sake; For sure a more renowned knight... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 420 pages
...so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought. ' Then leaving life, Earl Piercy took ' The dead man by the hand, ' And said, Earl...Christ ! my very heart doth bleed ' With sorrow for thy sa!;e; ' For sure a more renowned knight ' Mischance did never take.' • That beautiful line, Taking... | |
 | English literature - 1803 - 434 pages
...so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought. ' Then leaving life, Earl Piercy took ' The dead man by the hand, ' And said, Earl...Christ ! my very heart doth bleed ' With sorrow for tin sake ; ' For sure a more renowned knight ' Mischance did never take.' That beautiful line, Taking... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 346 pages
...style, which one may well pardon in so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought : Then leaving life, Earl Percy took The dead man by...the hand, And said, Earl Douglas, for thy life Would II rail lost my land. O Christ ! my very heart doth bleed With sorrow for thy sake ; For sure a more... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pages
...in so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought. Then leaving life, Earl Piercy took The dead man by the hand, And said, Earl Douglas,...sure a more renowned knight Mischance did never take. That beautiful line, taking the dead man by the hand, will put the reader in mind of ^Eneas's behaviour... | |
 | Joseph Addison - English literature - 1811 - 508 pages
...in so old a poet, prejudice him against the greatness of the thought. Then leaving life, Earl Piercy took The dead man by the hand, And said, Earl Douglas,...sure a more renowned knight Mischance did never take. That beautiful line, taking the dead man by the hand, will put the reader in mind of ^Eneas's behaviour... | |
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With that, there came an arrow keen Out of an English bow, Which struck Earl Douglas to the heart, A deep and deadly blow ; Who never spake more words than these, " Fight on, my merry men all ; For why, my life is at an end, Lord Percy sees my fall. 
