| Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - Страниц: 322
...At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled hum, Told England, from his mountain-throno King James did rushing come.— Scarce could they...and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust j And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth, And fiends... | |
| Walter Scott - 1854 - Страниц: 892
...the hill they broke Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance'a thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
| Walter Scott - 1855 - Страниц: 914
...the hill they broke Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...weapon-point they close. — * They close, in clouds of f moke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and... | |
| John Menzies (of Edinburgh.) - 1855 - Страниц: 142
...their foes, Until at weapon point they close. They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword sway and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air." J/armwm. The Scottish right wing, consisting chiefly of Highlanders under the Earls of Lennox and Argyle,... | |
| Walter Scott - 1855 - Страниц: 424
...hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor miustrel tone, Aunonneed their mareh ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...England, from his mountain-throne King James did rushing eome.— Searee eould they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they elose.— They elose,... | |
| English poetry - 1857 - Страниц: 334
...they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, 69 Announced their march ; their tread alone, . At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air. Long looked the anxious squires ; their eye Could in the darkness nought descry. At length the freshening... | |
| Walter Scott - 1857 - Страниц: 428
...hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close, — 2 They close, in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such... | |
| Walter Scott - 1857 - Страниц: 420
...hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march ; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close, — 2 They close, in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such... | |
| John Seely Hart - 1857 - Страниц: 394
...the hill they broke ; Nor martial shout, nor minstrel tone, Announced their march; their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...Scarce could they hear or see their foes, Until at weapon point they close. They close in clouds of smoke and dust, With sword-sway and with lance's thrust;... | |
| 1857 - Страниц: 336
...Scottish army : — "Nor martial shout nor minstrel tone Announced their march : their tread alone, At times one warning trumpet blown, At times a stifled...from his mountain-throne King James did rushing come !" But the single stroke of description which, more than any other, shows Scott's mastery in this department... | |
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