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" Lord Marmion turned — well was his need — And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the archway sprung, The ponderous grate behind him rung; To pass there was such scanty room, The bars descending razed his plume. "
The complete poetical and dramatic works of sir Walter Scott. With an intr ... - Page 133
by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1883
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Marmion;: A Tale of Flodden Field, Volume 1

Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...what, Warder, ho ! Let the portcullis fall/' — Lord Marmion turned, — well was his need And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch-way...scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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The Works of Walter Scott, Esq: Marmion; a tale of Flodden field

Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...Warder, ho! Let the portcullis fall." — Lord Marniion turned, — well was his need ! And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch-way...scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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The American Orator: Comprising a Collection, Principally from American ...

Joshua P. Slack - Elocution - 1815 - 340 pages
...his need, And dash'd the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch-way sprung, The pond'rous grate behind him rung : To pass, there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. m. The steed along the dravvbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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The poetical works of Walter Scott, Volume 4

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 306 pages
...drawbridge, grooms—what, Warder, ho! Let the portcullis fall."— Lord Marmion turn'd,—well was his need, And dash'd the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through...scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Baronet, Volume 6

Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 530 pages
...Warder, ho ! " Let the portcullis fall." — Lord Marmion turn'd, — well was his need, And (hislf (I the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch-way...scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the draw-bridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, Volume 3

Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...need, And dash'd the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch-way sprung, The ponderous gate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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The London Magazine, Volume 8

1823 - 696 pages
...turning round, sends back a loud defiance to the Douglas. Lord Marmion tum'd, — well was his need, — And dash'd the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through...such scanty room The bars descending razed his plume. C. 6. Hœc auclax etiamnum in limine retro Vociferan«, jam tune impulsa per agmina prœceps, Evolat....
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The poetical works of sir Walter Scott, Volume 3

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1823 - 314 pages
...need, And dash'd the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch-way sprung, The ponderous gate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow...
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Marmion

sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1825 - 528 pages
...grooms — what, Warder, ho ! Let the portcullis fall."— Lord Marmion turn'd, — well was his need, And dash'd the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through...scanty room, The bars, descending, razed his plume. XV. The steed along the draw-bridge flies, Just as it trembled on the rise ; Nor lighter does the swallow...
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An Essay on Elocution: With Elucidatory Passages from Various Authors

J[ohn] H[anbury]. Dwyer - Elocution - 1828 - 314 pages
...his need, And dashed the rowels in his steed, Like arrow through the arch way sprung, The pond'rous grate behind him rung : To pass there was such scanty...descending, razed his plume* The steed along the drawbridge flies, Just as it tremble'd on the rise ; Not lighter does the swallow skim Along the smooth lake's...
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