 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1863 - 438 pages
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard;...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers - 1863 - 390 pages
...trained abroad his arras to wield, 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 Gaeli3 maintained unequal war. 9. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1864 - 680 pages
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard; While less exjjert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 370 pages
...am sorry for it: 2 See Douce's Illustrations of Shakspeare, vol. ii. p. 61. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war.1 Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | Readers - 1866 - 408 pages
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood; — No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce... | |
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1866 - 408 pages
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood; — No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce... | |
 | John Epy Lovell - Readers (Secondary) - 1866 - 568 pages
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to "feint, to guard...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 pages
...train'd abroad his arms to wield, 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 br, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1862 - 610 pages
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practiced every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard;...strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood. XXXI. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wint'ry rain, And, as... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 670 pages
...maintain .1 unequal war. Thiee times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood...tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, \nd shower'd his blows like wintry rain; ,\nd, as firm rock, or castle-roof, Against the winter shower... | |
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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... 
