 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll) - 1866 - 142 ページ
...and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 ページ
...and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Ebenezer Forsyth - 1867 - 148 ページ
...and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | John Murray (publishers.) - 1867 - 538 ページ
...stepping where his comrade stood The instant that he fell. Ko thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight. Groom fought like noble,...fearlessly and well ; Till utter darkness closed her wins O'er their thin host and wounded king." — Marmion, canto vi. Adjoining Coldstream is Lees (Sir... | |
 | John Murray (publishers.) - 1867 - 546 ページ
...ghastly bow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight. As fearlessly and... | |
 | English poetry - 1867 - 336 ページ
...blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, 30 Each stepping where his comrade stood, The instant...that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like knight, 35 As fearlessly... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868 - 536 ページ
...and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1868 - 456 ページ
...who rushed over the outworks. Yet still the standard floated in the midst of a brave band who— " Though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights...whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow Still fought around their King. " All who came near that close-serried ring of stedfast Saxon strength... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1869 - 244 ページ
...rear, the squadrons sweep, 5 To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, 10 Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each... | |
 | Charles Dickens - 1870 - 632 ページ
...ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring. Tlie stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood The instant...Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like nublo, equire like knig As fearlessly and well. The arrows fell faster, the lances pressed closer,... | |
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But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade stood... 
