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" Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. "
Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications - Page 229
by Constable and co, ltd - 1828
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The Lady of the Lake: A Poem

Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 458 pages
...base as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood— then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band ; Each warrior vanished...
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Travels in France, During the Years 1814-15: Comprising a Residence at Paris ...

Archibald Alison - France - 1816 - 380 pages
...battle of Toulouse, extolled the conduct of the Highland regiments in words highly expressive of " The stern joy which warriors feel, " In foemen worthy of their steel." " II ya quelques regimens des Ecossais sans " culottes," said he, " dans I'arme'e de Welling" ton,...
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The poetical works of Walter Scott, Volume 6

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick mark'd—and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood—then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band; Each warrior vanish'd...
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Memorials of the Late War ...

Europe - 1828 - 316 pages
...camp on the morning of the 8th of September. The coast of Spain was seen stretching away likeamist wreath along the ocean — the sea was bright and...France. The castle had been defended by the French with the utmost gallantry, and, from the devastations of our shot and shells, which every part of it...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott

Walter Scott - Scottish poetry - 1831 - 582 pages
...base as soon as l.»— Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band; Each warrior vanish'd...
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Memorials of the Late War ...: Journal of a soldier of the Seventy-first ...

Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1831 - 318 pages
...troops, m«t and shook hands, and doubtless experienced " The stern joy which warriors feel In ibemen worthy of their steel. " Along with the garrison were...France. The castle had been defended by the French with the utmost gallantry, and, from the devastations of our shot and shells, which every part of it...
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The Quarterly Review, Volume 50

William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - English literature - 1834 - 600 pages
...powerful than pleasurable ones. Is there anything of pain in the enthusiasm of the chase ; or ' In the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel ;' or in the rapture of successful love, or the generous glow of active benevolence ? And then, as...
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Wanderings by the Seine, from Rouen to the source. With 20 engr. from ...

Leitch Ritchie - 1835 - 376 pages
...their own valour, and in the prestige which encompassed the towers of their lion-king, they saw, " With the stern joy which warriors feel, In foemen worthy of their steel," the standards of the French army floating proudly over the plain below. Philippe commenced operations...
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Wanderings by the Seine: From Rouen to the Source, Volume 2

Leitch Ritchie - Engraving - 1835 - 366 pages
...their own valour, and in the prestige which encompassed the towers of their lion-king, they saw, " With the stern joy which warriors feel, In foemen worthy of their steel," the standards of the French army floating proudly over the plain below. Philippe commenced operations...
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Quarterly Review, Volume 61

English literature - 1838 - 574 pages
...other actions, that he (more's the pity) understands his business.' Such language well expresses ' The stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.' Whatever may have been the criticisms of Wallenstein's enemies at the court, it is impossible for posterity...
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