...death. The English shafts in volleys hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring. 191 The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where...

...death. The English shafts in volleys hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed : Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, To break the Scottish...Though charging knights like whirlwinds go, Though hill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good, Their...

...ring. The English shafts in volleys hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring ; The stubborn spearmen still made good Their dark, impenetrable wood, Each stepping where his...

...ranks. " The English shafts in volleys hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd ; Front, flank, and rear the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish...thick the shafts as snow, Though charging knights as whirlwinds go, Though billmen ply the ghastly bow, Unbroken was the ring; The stubborn spearmen...

...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...

...death. The English shafts in volleys hail'd, In headlong charge their horse assail'd: Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep To break the Scottish...Though 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...

...rear, the snuadron's sweet). To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around their king. B« ye.t, though thick the shafts as snow. Though charging...Though bill-men ply the ghastly blow, Unbroken was the ring, Each stepping where his comrade stood. The instant that he fell. No thought was there of dastard...

...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...

...volleys hailed, In headlong charge their horse assailed ; Front, flank, and rear, the squadrons sweep, 5 To break the Scottish circle deep, That fought around...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...

...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...