 To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good,...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scottby Walter Scott - 1860 - 563 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant that he fell. Xo thought was there of dastard flight ;— Linked in...commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; * And from the charge they drew, As mountain waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue.... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...bill-men deal the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; — I/inked in the serried phalanx tight, (¡room fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 320 pages
...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade...commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 pages
...charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then... | |
 | Military art and science - 1811 - 612 pages
...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...''• As fearlessly and well ; " Till utter darkness clot'd her wing " O'er their thin host and wounded king." . Scoffs Tale ttfFloitien. A little later... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...charging knights like whirlwinds go. Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring : 36«> Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...commands Led back from strife his shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then... | |
 | England - 1877 - 798 pages
...struggle which all ranks, high and low, made for victory. " The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood ; Each stepping where his comrade...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
...ghastly 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
...like whirlwinds go. Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade...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... | |
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