 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 151av Walter Scott - 1831 - 490 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 sider
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blads 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 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 sword drank... | |
 | 1810 - 590 sider
...The Gael maintained unequal war, Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide,...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... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 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... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 sider
...often dashed aside ; For, trained ahroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's hlade 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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 sider
...thrust, to slrike, to feint, to guard ( While less expert, though stronger far» The Gael maintain' d unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tart ins dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And sbower'd his blows like wintry raiii ; And,... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - 1836 - 308 sider
...Sandyknowe, of which he then took a farewell for ever. SIR PIERCIE SHAFTON AND HALBERT GLENDINNING. " He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...guard, While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war." SCOTT. [Monastery, Vol. II p. 60— «1. " ' I become oblivious of every thing... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 380 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,...draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dved. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And shower'd his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - 394 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,...; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing floods the tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And showered his blows like wintry rain;... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - 1838 - 496 sider
...often dashed aside; For, trained abroad his arras to wield, Filz-James'» 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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