 | Robert Jones - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1864 - 120 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... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Durham (England : County) - 1864 - 430 pages
...squadrons sweep To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought arouud their king. Route 18. — Flodden. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still make good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Beauties - 1865 - 96 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 spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 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 impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1866 - 656 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 spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - American poetry - 1866 - 412 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. 191 The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Robert Armstrong (master of Madras coll) - 1866 - 142 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... | |
 | Charles Bilton - 1866 - 264 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 spearmen still made good, Their... | |
 | Ebenezer Forsyth - 1867 - 148 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, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | English poetry - English poetry - 1867 - 336 pages
...the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, 25 Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though...bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, 30 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;... 
