 | William Herbert - 1804 - 772 pagina’s
...through their halls! What blood distain'd each weighty.spear ! Those feats are famous far and near-! With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. • 40 Where snow-clad Uplands rear their head, My breath I drew mid bowmen strong j But now my bark,... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1807 - 572 pagina’s
...Taking the advantage, however, of an ambiguous expression in the original, Mr. Herbert's chorus is, •' With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand." It is true that he has the concurrence of some scholars for this explanation : but none of them seem... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 442 pagina’s
...deep bark its billows flew. My prowess, tried in hour of need, Alike with maiden fair shall speed. With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. Eight feats I ken ; the sportive game, The war array, the fabrile art; With fearless breast the waves... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 pagina’s
...our desperate warriors strove : Young from my king, in battle slain, I parted on that bloody plain. With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. With vigorous arms the pump we plied, Sixteen (no more) my dauntless crew, My prowess, tried in hour... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1827 - 414 pagina’s
...hoped) the waves along. My prowess, tried in martial field, Like fruit to maiden fair shall yield! With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. Fierce was the fight on Trondheim's heath, I saw her sons to battle move; Though few, upon that field... | |
 | William Herbert - 1842 - 644 pagina’s
...game, 25 The war array, the fabrile art ; With fearless breast the waves I stem ; I press the steed ; I cast the dart ; O'er ice on slippery skates. I glide; My dexterous oar defies the tide. 30 With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her band. Let blooming maid and widow... | |
 | William Herbert - 1842 - 636 pagina’s
...deep bark its billows flew. 20 My prowess, tried in hour of need, Alike with maiden fair shall speed. With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. Eight feats I ken ; the sportive game, 25 The war array, the fabrile art ; With fearless breast the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1845 - 886 pagina’s
...through their halls ! What blood distained each weighty spear ! Those feats are famous far and near ! With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. Where snow-clad Uplands rear their head, My breath I drew 'mid bowmen strong; But now my bark, the... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1855 - 822 pagina’s
...game, The war array, the fabrile art ; With fearless breast the waves I stem ; I press the steed ; I cast the dart ; O'er ice on slippery skates I glide;...falchions sounded through their halls ! What blood distained each weighty spear ! Those feats are famous far and near ! With golden ring in Russia's land... | |
 | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - 1871 - 954 pagina’s
...the sea its rocks among. 'Midst barren isles, where ocean foamed, Far from the tread of man I roamed. With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. SONG OF THE BERSERKS. FROM THE IIEHVARAR 8AQA. "ТнЕ wind was brisk, and lifted the streamers; the... | |
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My prowess, tried in hour of need, Alike with maiden fair shall speed. With golden ring in Russia's land To me the virgin plights her hand. 
