 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 maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Side 151af Walter Scott - 1831 - 490 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Walter Scott - 1866 - 792 sider
...maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank bloud ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide. The gushing flood...tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm rock, or castle-roof, Against the winter shower... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 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,...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1867 - 670 sider
...feint, to guard; \STiiIe less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain .1 unequal war. Thiee times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the...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... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1862 - 610 sider
...aside; For, 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,...guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868 - 398 sider
...trained abroad his arms to wield, FItz-James's blade was sword and shield. , , The (lael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...: No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing floods the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain;... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1868 - 216 sider
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield ; He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...guard ; While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gruel maintained unequal war. . Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1869 - 336 sider
...aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield.90 He practiced every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1870 - 798 sider
...to strike, to feint, to gnard ; While less expert, thongh stronger far, The Gael maintained uneqnal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And...tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm rock, or castle-roof, Against the winter shower... | |
 | William Stewart Ross - 1870 - 72 sider
...To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard, While less expert, but stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...scanty tide — The gushing flood the tartans dyed. — Scott. Me at least for one, experience has convinced that, just as fresh, wonder and confirmed... | |
 | James Cornwell - 1870 - 156 sider
...often dashed aside ; For trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitzjames's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
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