 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1877 - 296 sider
...Saxon said, " The riddle is already read. 40 Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff,— There lies Bed Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her...and not to me. To James," at Stirling, let us go, 45 When, if thou wilt bo still his foe, Or if the King shall not agree To grant thee grace and favour... | |
 | Code poetical reader - 1877 - 168 sider
...foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.'" — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, 35 " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake * beneath...There lies Red Murdoch,* stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy ; Then yield to Fate, and not to me. 40 To James, at Stirling,* let us go... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 688 sider
...dead ; " Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife." — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies lied Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1877 - 742 sider
...dead ; ' Who spills the foremost f oeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.'" — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, "The riddle is already read....Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff — There lies Bed Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1878 - 616 sider
...dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy; Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling, let us go, When,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1878 - 280 sider
...dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake beneath the cliffThere lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy ; Then yield to Fate,... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1879 - 556 sider
...courteous care, And whose best boast is but to wear A braid of his fair lady's hair." " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff— There lies Bed Murdock, stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me."... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1880 - 1124 sider
...the dead : Who spills- the foremost focmau's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " " Then, by my ve her better : in her home, A thousand leagues from...begirt with growing infancy, Daughters and sons of be hath solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling, let us go, When,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1880 - 330 sider
...the dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life His party conquers in the strife.' ' Then, by my word,' the Saxon said, ' The riddle is already read....There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy/ Then yield to Fate, and not to me. ' To James, at Stirling, let us go, When,... | |
 | Code poetical reader - 1880 - 168 sider
...foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, 35 " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake * beneath...There lies Red Murdoch,* stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy ; Then yield to Fate, and not to me. 40 To James, at Stirling,* let us go... | |
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No, stranger, none ! And hear— to fire thy flagging zeal— The Saxon cause rests on thy steel ; For thus spoke Fate, by prophet bred Between the living and the dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life His party conquers in the strife.' ' Then,... 
