| Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, L Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; — I Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight) As fearlessly... | |
| 1809 - 914 pages
...blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men 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 ; — I/inked in the serried phalanx tight, (ˇroom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly... | |
| Military art and science - 1811 - 612 pages
..." The stubburn spearmen still made good " Their dark impenetrable wood, " Each stepping whrre liis 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... | |
| England - 1877 - 798 pages
...high and low, made for victory. " 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... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...hlow, Unhroken was the ring ; The stuhhorn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrahle wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...dastard flight ; — Linked in the serried phalanx tifc.,t, Groom fought like nohle, squire like knight, 4 « fearlessly and well, Till utter darkness... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, The stubborn spear-men 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... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. i No thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble,...Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin Jhost and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, The stubborn spear-men 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... | |
| Archaeology - 1894 - 672 pages
...blow, Unbroken was the ring : The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king.' The night was now closing in but darkness came too late to save the gallant little hand of surrounded... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...where his comrade stood, The instant that be fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble,...well ; Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thia host and wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd... | |
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