 King James did rushing come. 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; And such a yell was there Of sudden and portentous birth, As if...  Conrad Blessington; a tale by a lady - Page 36by Conrad Blessington (fict.name.) - 1833 - 216 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Miles's Boy (pseud) - 1845 - 602 pages
...vppotite.) I In he comes, steered by BULL, who, this day, 'bears the Bell!' In he ' goes, — and " Oh! just such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth ; As if men fought upon, the enrth, j And fiends in the upper air, Oh life and death were in the shout, Kucoil and rally, charge... | |
 | General reciter - 1845 - 348 pages
...James did rushing come. 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 tbrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1848 - 754 pages
...did rushing come. — 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,...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air ; Oh ! life and death were in the shout, Recoil and rally, charge and rout, And triumph and despair.... | |
 | 1849 - 858 pages
...their foes, Until at weapon point they close, They close in clouds of Biuoke 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 ." We need not, however, quote more of a passage so familiar ; but it will be observed how admirably... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1907 - 708 pages
...p. 428, is a sad travesty of some lines in Scott's ' Marmion,' VI. xxv., which are as follows : — And such a yell was there. Of sudden and portentous...men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air. w. с. в. [Mu. T. BAYNE and MR. A. RUSSELL also thanked for replies.] EARLIEST BBITISH Music PUBLISHER... | |
 | A. Cunningham - 1850 - 200 pages
...his mountain throne, Scarce could they hear, or see their foes, Until at weapon-point they close1 — With sword-sway, and with lance's thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous hirth, As if men fought upon the earth, And fiends in upper air ; O, life and death were in the shout,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...of smoke and dust, With swcnl-sway and with lance's thrust ; And sucli a yell was there, Of audden YXX9 \ Long looked the anxious squires ; their eve Could in the darkness nought descry. At length the freshening... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 pages
...did rushing come. — 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...portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth, And, first, the ridge of mingled spears Above the brightening cloud appears ; And in the smoke the pennons... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 322 pages
...did rushing come.— 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 j And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the earth, And fiends... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1854 - 892 pages
...rushing come. — 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'a thrust ; And such a yell was there, Of sudden and portentous birth, As if men fought upon the... | |
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