 | 1810 - 538 Seiten
...against a rock he bore, . And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock (.hall fly From its firm base as soon as I. " — Sir Roderick...surprise. And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 Seiten
...air, Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall...surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen werthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing band... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 454 Seiten
...air, Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall...surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : .Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 Seiten
...air, Returned the Chief his haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : — " Come one, come all ! this rock shall...surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1816 - 380 Seiten
...battle of Toulouse, extolled the conduct of the Highland regiments in words highly expressive of " The stern joy which warriors feel, " In foemen worthy of their steel." " II ya quelques regimens des Ecossais sans " culottes," said he, " dans I'arme'e de Welling" ton,... | |
 | 1866 - 830 Seiten
...justified. She could now set her back against her rock, and face her assailants, as Fitz-James did. " Come one, come all, this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I," might have been her utterance ; but she was not in a defiant mood. She kissed all her counsellors that... | |
 | 1854 - 758 Seiten
...began to love each other as soon as they were fairly placed in a position to measure their swords. " In his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy that warrior.-, feel lu fnemen worthy of their steel." In fact, this respect for foes was the very... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 Seiten
...hore, And firmly placed his foot hefore : " Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm hase as soon as I." — Sir Roderick marked— and in his...surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foeman worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand: Down sunk the disappearing... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 Seiten
...haughty stare, His back against a rock he bore* And firmly placed his foot before :— " Come one,*come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick mark'd—and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 Seiten
...Come one, come all ! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I."— Sir Roderick mark'd — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, • And the stern joy which warriors feel In fbemen worthy of their steel. Short space he stood — then waved his hand : Down sunk the disappearing... | |
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His back against a rock he bore, And firmly placed his foot before : " Come one, come all ! This rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. 
