King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close. — They close, in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth,... The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Pagina 115door Walter Scott - 1894 - 770 pagina’sVolledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1808 - 556 pagina’s
...cloud enveloped Scotland's war, A, • : As down the hill they broke ; Nor martial fhout, nor minftrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At tim«sa ftifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rufhing come. — Scarce... | |
| Walter Scott - 1808 - 526 pagina’s
...Volumed and vast, and rolling far, The cloud enveloped Scotland's war, As down the hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their...and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air. Long looked... | |
| Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1808 - 710 pagina’s
...At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stilled hum. Told Ens;land,from his mountain throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they...Until at weapon-point they close. — They close in cloud* of smoke and dust, With •word-sway.and with lance's thrust; And such a yell was there, Of... | |
| 1808 - 732 pagina’s
...enveloped Scotland's war As down the hill they broke; Nor martial Ihout, nor minftrel tone, Announc'd their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a ftifled hum, Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rnfhing come.-— Scarce could they... | |
| David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - 708 pagina’s
...down the hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announc'd their march ; t heir t read alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told Fn¿>l;md.froni his mountain throne King James did rushing come.— Scarce could they hear or see their... | |
| 1809 - 914 pagina’s
...Volumed and vast, and rolling far, The cloud enveloped Scotland's war, As down the hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their...blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Pntil at... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1809 - 494 pagina’s
...Volumed and vast, and rolling far, The cloud enveloped Scotland's war, As down the hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their...blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rushing come. — Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at... | |
| Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pagina’s
...enveloped Scotland's war, As down the hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Aunounced their march, their tread alone, At times one warning...and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air ; O life and... | |
| 1830 - 990 pagina’s
...movement that led to that fatal overthrow : — again, " At time* a warning trumpet blown, At Jimes a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come." What is Sardanapalus in his goldenbacked, silver-poled, gem-wheeled, diamond-naved, jewel-spoked chariot,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pagina’s
...Volumed and vast, and rolling far, The cloud enveloped Scotland's war, As down the hill they hroke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their...; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet hlown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain throne King James did rushing come.... | |
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