 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
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 474 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 maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1882 - 442 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... | |
 | William Moffatt (publisher) - 1883 - 182 sider
...thrust, to strike, to feint,6 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 tartans7 dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain : And,... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 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,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Sajton blade drank... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1883 - 292 sider
...unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood ; M« 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 is... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883 - 684 sider
...frarfchr от ttfftWt, WM révérai In Quern EUiabet &'• time, He practised every pass and ward, Tu thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard ; While less...stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three timea in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank blood ; No stinted draught, no... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1884 - 616 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,...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon bladedrank blood; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick... | |
 | Gems - 1884 - 408 sider
...ne'er might see again, Then foot, and point, and eye opposed, In dubious strife they darkly closed 1 Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice...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... | |
 | 1885 - 686 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,...times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon's blade drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed.... | |
 | Improved illustrated reader - 1885 - 266 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... | |
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