| Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight; — I Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to... | |
| 1809 - 914 pages
...he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; — I/inked in the serried phalanx tight, (ˇroom fought like noble, squire like knight, As fearlessly...the charge they drew, As mountain waves, from wasted land», Sweep back to ocean blue. Then did their loss his foemen know; Their king, their lords, their... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 pages
...stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; — Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like...shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then did their loss his foemen know ;... | |
| Military art and science - 1811 - 612 pages
...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...''• As fearlessly and well ; " Till utter darkness clot'd her wing " O'er their thin host and wounded king." . Scoffs Tale ttfFloitien. A little later... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight ; — Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like...shattered bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to ocean blue. Then did their loss his foemen know ;... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...flight ; — Linked in the serried phalanx tifc.,t, Groom fought like nohle, squire like knight, 4 « fearlessly and well, Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin host arid wounded king. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led hack from strife his shattered hands ; And... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...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...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back to... | |
| Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...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...skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands ; And from the charge they drew, As mountain-waves, from wasted lands, Sweep back from... | |
| sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1821 - 596 pages
...comrade stood, The instant that he fell. i No thought was there of dastard flight; Link'd in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like...Till utter darkness closed her wing O'er their thin Jhost and wounded King. Then skilful Surrey's sage commands Led back from strife his shatter'd bands... | |
| Archaeology - 1894 - 672 pages
...stood, The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard flight : — Linked in the serried phalanx tight, Groom fought like noble, squire like...closed her wing O'er their thin host and wounded king.' The night was now closing in but darkness came too late to save the gallant little hand of surrounded... | |
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