 | Lucius Hudson Holt - 1915 - 918 sider
...dead: 330 " Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife." ' ' Then, by my o'-th'-Wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm...on, on thy way Not milking a stay, Since ghost there slark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy; Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James at... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 792 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....yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdock,2 stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me. 20... | |
 | John Matthews Manly - 1916 - 792 sider
...and 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....yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdock, 2 stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me.... | |
 | Anna M. Lütkenhaus - 1917
...the foremost f oeman 's life, His party conquers in the strife." JAMES FITZ-JAMES. Then, by my word, 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. To James at Stirling let us go, When,... | |
 | Anna M. Lütkenhaus - 1917
...the foremost f oeman 's life, His party conquers in the strife." JAMES FITZ-JAMES. Then, by my word, The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies Bed Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy; Then yield to Fate, and not to me.... | |
 | Edwin Greenlaw, Clarence Stratton - 1922
...dead; 330 '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 — 335 There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1923
...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,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 1100 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 clitf, — There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate hath solved her prophecy, Then yield... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1866
...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....go, When, if thou wilt be still his foe, Or if the _King shall not agree To grant thee grace and favour free, I plight mine honour, oath, and word, XIII.... | |
 | 1880
...dead : * Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " " Then, by my o'er ! JAMES GATES PERCIVAL. THE BUGLE. FROM "THE...walls And snowy summits old in story : The long light hath solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling, let us go, When,... | |
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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,... 
