 Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon...  The poetical works of Walter Scott - Стр. 24авторы: sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Walter Scott - 1838 - Страниц: 380
...thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard ! While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood,...draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dved. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, And shower'd his blows like wintry rain ; And, as firm... | |
 | Novelist - 1839 - Страниц: 746
...Dusky was totally ignorant, and fought under great disadvantage with an antagonist, who " Well knew every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard." To counterbalance his inferiority in science, he had gigantic strength and invincible endurance; both... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - Страниц: 848
...first meeting to Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dash'd aside ; For, train'd helm, to his strong arm consign'd, Gave the reef...alter'd way, Fierce bounding, forward sprung the maintained unequal war.5 Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1842 - Страниц: 366
...often dashed aside ; For trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz James's blade was sword and shield J He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though 'stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - Страниц: 320
...bull-hide Had death so often da -I':' ! a - 'e ; For, train'd abroad his anna to wield, Fitz- James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass...thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard ; While less exper!, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife tht.v stood,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1843 - Страниц: 732
...trained ahroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's hlade was sword and shield^ He practised every pats and ward. To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood. And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1844 - Страниц: 318
...targe he threw, Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dash'd aside ; For, train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed Fierce Roderick... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - Страниц: 492
...targe he threw, Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dash'd aside ; For, train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword...in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty tide, The gushing flood the tartans dyed Fierce Roderick... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1845 - Страниц: 312
...targe he threw, Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dash'd aside ; For, train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword...stronger far, The Gael maintain'd unequal war Three times hi closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank blood ; No stinted draught, no scanty... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1845 - Страниц: 558
...targe he threw, Whose brazen studs, and tough bull-hide, Had death so often tum'd aside ; For. train'd abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword...and shield : He practised every pass and ward. To feint, to thrust, to strike, to guard : While, IMS expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintain'd... | |
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