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... Soldiers and Sailors: Or, Anecdotes, Details, and Recollections of Naval and ... - Side 75af Old Humphrey - 1842 - 340 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| 1810 - 590 sider
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms :o wield, Fitz-James's blade was swordand shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, . to strike, to feint, to guard ; While less, expert, tho' stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war, Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice... | |
| 1810 - 1018 sider
...trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pads und ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard ; "While less expert, though stronger fary The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon... | |
| 1811 - 868 sider
...though stronger far, ïium lancii and glaive, from taige and juck, — The Gael maintained unequal • Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood; ?>'o stinted draught, no scanty tide. The gushing Hood the tartans dyed. Fierce Kodeiick felt the fatal... | |
| 1811 - 872 sider
...often dashed «side ; For, trained abroad bii arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and ibitid. He practised every pass and ward. To thrust, to strike, to feint, to gond; While less expert, thoagli stronger пи. The Gad maintained unequal «-; 1810.] Äfcirto tf... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 sider
...often dashed aside ; For, trained ahroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's hlade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank hlood. No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans died. Fierce Roderick felt... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 sider
...often dash'd aside, For, trairi'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
| Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 sider
...often dash'd aside ; For, 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,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 sider
...Fili-Jamcs's blade was sword and shield. (7) He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to slrike, to feint, to guard ( While less expert, though stronger far» The Gael maintain' d unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 sider
...dash'd aside, For, train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fiti -James's blade was sword and shield. (7) He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
| George Newenham Wright - 1836 - 308 sider
...Sandyknowe, of which he then took a farewell for ever. SIR PIERCIE SHAFTON AND HALBERT GLENDINNING. " He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war." SCOTT. [Monastery, Vol. II p. 60— «1. " ' I become oblivious of every thing beside,' observed Sir... | |
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