 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1868 - 536 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... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1868 - 456 pages
...who rushed over the outworks. Yet still the standard floated in the midst of a brave band who— " Though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights...whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow Still fought around their King. " All who came near that close-serried ring of stedfast Saxon strength... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1869 - 244 pages
...and rear, the squadrons sweep, 5 To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their King. But yet, though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging...whirlwinds go, Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, 10 Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - Great Britain - 1869 - 488 pages
...who rushed over the outworks. Yet still the standard floated in the midst of a brave band who— " Though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though hill-men ply the ghastly blow, Still fought around their King." All who came near that close-serried... | |
 | Charlotte Mary Yonge - Great Britain - 1869 - 492 pages
...who rushed over the outworks. Yet still the standard floated in the midst of a brave band who — " Though thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Thongh bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Still fonght aronnd their King." All who came near that close-serried... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...noth1ng so good as the death of Marmion-"— Mackintosh. FROM MARMION. 407 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... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - Elocution - 1871 - 664 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 ; 11. The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his comrade... | |
 | Edward Charlton - Names, Personal - 1871 - 190 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.) - 1871 - 266 pages
...and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. Hut yet, though thick the shafts as snow Though charging knights like whirlwinds go. Though bill-men plie the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spear-men still made good Their dark impenetrable... | |
 | John Timbs - Historic buildings - 1872 - 602 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 spear-men 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;... 
