| Walter Scott - 1826 - 294 sider
...his knee. XVI. ' Now, yield thee, or, by Him who made The world, thy heart's blood dyes my blade !' ' Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy ! Let recreant yield,...he sprung, Received, but reck'd not of a wound, And lock'd his arms his foeman round. Now, gallant Saxon, hold thine own ! No maiden's hand is round thee... | |
| James Melville M'Culloch - 1827 - 370 sider
...knee. " Now, yield thee, or" — the Saxon said, " Thy heart's blood, Chieftain, dyes my blade !"— " Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy ! Let recreant yield...sprung ; Received, but reck'd not of a wound, And lock'd his arms his foeman round. — Now, gallant Saxon, hold thine own ! No maiden's hand is round... | |
| Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 sider
...knee. XVI. a Now, yield thee, or, by Him who made The world, thy heart's blood dyes my blade!»«Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy! Let recreant yield, who...— —Like adder darting from his coil, Like wolf tbat dashes through the toil, Like mountain-cat who guards her young, Full at Fitz-Jamcs's throat be... | |
| Walter Scott - 1831 - 582 sider
...knee. XVI. « Now, yield thee, or, by Him who made The world, thy heart's blood dyes my blade !» » Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy! Let recreant yield,...her young, Full at Fitz-James's throat he sprung; (8) Received, but reck'd not of a wound, And lock'd his arms his foeman round.— Now, gallant Saxon,... | |
| Berwickshire Naturalists' Club (Scotland) - 1876 - 572 sider
...Press woods, which were then a haunt of the Wild Cat, one of the cats " lap at him " and his dog. " Like mountain-cat who guards her young. Full at Fitz-James's throat he sprung." which I received in a letter, dated 17th January, 1853, from Mr. James Telfer, the poet, long school-master... | |
| Walter Scott - 1834 - 280 sider
...by Him who made The world, thy heart's blood dies ray blade!" " Thy threatx, thy mercy, I defy ! Lot recreant yield who fears to die." — Like adder darting...dashes through the toil, Like mountain-cat who guards ir- young, Full at Fitz-Jamee's throat he sprung, Received, but recked not of a wound, And locked his... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1838 - 268 sider
...knee. XVI. " Now, yield thee, or, hy Him who made The world, thy heart's hlood dyes my hlade!" — " Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy! Let recreant yield,...the toil. Like mountain-cat who guards her young, 8 Full at Fitz-James's throat he sprung, Received, hut reck'd not of a wound, And locked his arms his... | |
| William Martin - 1838 - 368 sider
...his knee. XVI. " Now yield thee, or, by Him who made The world, thy heart's blood dyes my blade ! " " Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy ! Let recreant yield,...coil, Like wolf that dashes through the toil, Like mountain -cat who guards her young, Full at Fitz-James's throat he sprung ; Received, but reck'd not... | |
| 1838 - 332 sider
...thy heart-blood dyes my blade."" Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy ; Let recreant yield, who fears Ui die." — Like adder darting from his coil — Like...that dashes through the toil — Like mountain-cat that guards her young. Full at Fitz-James's throat he sprung : Received, but reck'd not of a wound,... | |
| Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 sider
...his knee. XVI. " No-w, yield ye, or, by Him who made The world, thy heart's blood dyes my blade!" " Thy threats, thy mercy, I defy! Let recreant yield, who fears to die."— LJke adder darting from his coil, Like wolf that dashes through the toil, Like mountain-cat who guards... | |
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