 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
 | Nelson Thomas and sons, ltd - 1873 - 408 sider
...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,...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1873 - 328 sider
...Elizabeth's time, although that of the single rapier seems to have been occasionally practised VOL. III. 17 J He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. much earlier.' Rowland Yorke, however, who betrayed the fort of Zutphen to the Spaniards, for which... | |
 | James Ridgway - 1873 - 306 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,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | Star reciter - 1873 - 330 sider
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad bis 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 maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1876 - 828 sider
...thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard t While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain *d o the mind recall The boisterous joys of Odin's hall....of old Loved when the year its course had roll'd gashing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And shower'd bis blows like wintry... | |
 | T W M - 1876 - 264 sider
...FITZ-JAMES.— James V. of Scotland, who was fond of rambling about the country among his subjects, in disguise. 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... | |
 | 1876 - 732 sider
...dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blado was sword and shield. lie practised every pass and ward. To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times iu closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blado drank... | |
 | Thomas Nelson Publishers - 1879 - 448 sider
...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,...dyed. • Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And as firm rock, or castle-roof, Against the whiter shower is... | |
 | William Davis (B.A.) - 1877 - 80 sider
...thrust, to strike, to feint,1 to guard ; While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...stinted draught, no scanty tide ; The gushing flood the tartans3 dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain ; And,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 688 sider
...they darkly closed. 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 Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood. And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
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