 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still make good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | William Howitt - Durham (England) - 1840 - 560 pages
...and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. lint yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring. The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood. Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmcn ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still make good Their dark,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...Bank, and rear, the squadrons swt4-p To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. anks of death ; Flourished the trumpets fierce, and...brow ; On either side loud clamours ring, * God and ; The stubborn spear-men still made good 6 Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1845 - 380 pages
...flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though hill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still make good Their... | |
 | 1842 - 682 pages
...battle of Flodden Field, that the latter may serve instead of a translation of the passage : — ' But yet though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still make good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | American poetry - 1862 - 512 pages
...flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark unpenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1842 - 718 pages
...battle of Flodden Field, that the latter may serve instead of a translation of the passage : — " But yet though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark im|ienetrable wood. Each stepping where hi- comrade... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - 732 pages
...flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To hreak the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though hill-men plio the ghastly hlow, Unhroken was the ring ; The stuhhorn spearmen still made good Their... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1845 - 484 pages
...flank, and rear the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king : But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
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Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep That fought around their king. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring;... 
