 Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, 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...  Handbook for Travellers in Scotland - Side 25af John Murray (publishers.) - 1867Fuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 sider
...the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men deal the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men... | |
 | Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 sider
...strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; , Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, . To...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men deal the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men... | |
 | 1809 - 914 sider
...the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break...Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. Dut yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men... | |
 | 1811 - 612 sider
...royal master in the fatal field of Flodden: When " English shafts in vollics hail'd, "In Jir.nl I. in;; charge their horse assail'd, " Front, flank, and rear,...the shafts as snow, • " Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, " Though lull-men ply the ghastly blow, " Unbroken was the ring ; " The stubburn... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 sider
...the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep. To break...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go. Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring : 36«> Each stepping... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 sider
...hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To hreak the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though hill-men deal the ghastly hlow, Unhroken was the ring ; The stuhhorn spear-men... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 sider
...they left the darkening heath, More desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hail'd, In headlong charge .their horse assail'd ;...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go. Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, The stubborn spear-men still made good Their... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 sider
...they left the dark'ning heath, More desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ;...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, The stubborn spear-men Mill made good Their... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1821 - 530 sider
...the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assaiM ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, The stubborn spear-men still made good Their... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 sider
...they left the dark'ning heath, More desperate grew the strife of death. The English shafts in vollies hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ;...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; •5 The stubborn... | |
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