...vultures to banquet freely upon the carrion of the camp. CHAPTER XXVI. DOWN THE ARKANSAS. " They qnitted not their harness bright, Neither by day nor yet by night ; They lay down to rest With corelet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard. They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And...

...great festival to peace; while her neighbours, like the knights of Branksome, may be said — To lie down to rest with corslet laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and hard, To carve at the meal in gloves of steel, And drink the red wine through the helmet barred. Such might...

...consequently, he painted that period best when, as he describes it— " They laid clown to rest, With the corslet laced — Pillowed on buckler cold and hard...They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And drank the red wine through the helmet barred." How delightful if Scott had given us some of the scenes...

...veré all knight« of mettle true, Kia-шеп to the bold Bucclcuch. IV. Ten of them were eheathcd in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Xeither by day, nor yet by night: They lay down to rest, With corslet laced, Piflow'd on buckler cold...

...consequently, he painted that period best when, as he describes it — " They laid down to rest, AVith the corslet laced — Pillowed on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal AVith gloves of steel, And drank the red wine through the helmet barred." How delightful if Scott had...

...ready for action; a good illustration, I thought, of the lines of Sir Walter Soott : " Ten of these were sheathed in steel With belted sword and spur...Neither by day, nor yet by night: They lay down to rest \Vith corset laced, Pillowed on buckler cold and haid; They carvrd at the meal "With gloves of steel,...

...modern : — " Ten of them were sheath'd in steel, Wiih belted sword, and epur on heel : They quilled not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet...night ; They lay down to rest With corslet laced. Pillmv'd on bi:<-klcr cold and hard ; Thry catv'd at ib'? meal With gluves of steel, [met barr'd."...

...Waited, duteous, on them all : They were all knights of mettle true, Kinsmen to the bold Buccleuch. IV. Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword,...night : They lay down to rest, With corslet laced, Pillow'd on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the...

...true, Kinsmen to the bold Buceleuch. IV. Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, aud spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright,...night : They lay down to rest, With corslet laced, Pillow'd on buckler cold and hard ; They carved at the meal With gloves of steel, And they drank the...

...Branksholme's garrison, ever ready for the border-feud, like them also, in time of mistrust and doubt. " Quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet by night." • Let us imagine the strict surveillance maintained at each gate-house, sally-port, and postern;...