 | Francis Parkman - 1852 - 462 ページ
...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... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1852 - 814 ページ
...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... | |
 | Frederick William Thomas - 1853 - 372 ページ
...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 ページ
...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... | |
 | Frederick William Thomas - 1853 - 390 ページ
...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... | |
 | 1879 - 864 ページ
...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,... | |
 | Lord Francis Jeffrey Jeffrey - 1854 - 780 ページ
...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."... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 590 ページ
...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... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1855 - 914 ページ
...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... | |
 | Henry Curling - 1855 - 282 ページ
...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;... | |
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Ten of them were sheathed in steel, With belted sword, and spur on heel : They quitted not their harness bright, Neither by day, nor yet by night... 
