 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 - Page 24by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...targe he threw, Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1810 - 444 pages
...bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blads was sword and shield. He practised every pass and...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | 1810 - 590 pages
...death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms :o wield, Fitz-James's blade was swordand shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust,...to strike, to feint, to guard ; While less, expert, tho' stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war, Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice... | |
 | English literature - 1810 - 1018 pages
...targe he threw, "Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pads und ward, To thrust, to strike, to feint, to guard ; "While less expert, though stronger fary... | |
 | Religion - 1811 - 872 pages
...often dashed «side ; For, trained abroad bii arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and ibitid. He practised every pass and ward. To thrust, to strike, to feint, to gond; While less expert, thoagli stronger пи. The Gad maintained unequal «-; 1810.] Äfcirto tf... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 410 pages
...hull-hide Had death so often dashed aside ; For, trained ahroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's hlade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1827 - 678 pages
...Fili-Jamcs's blade was sword and shield. (7) He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to slrike, to feint, to guard ( While less expert, though stronger far» The Gael maintain' d unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | George Newenham Wright - Engraving, English - 1836 - 308 pages
...Sandyknowe, of which he then took a farewell for ever. SIR PIERCIE SHAFTON AND HALBERT GLENDINNING. " He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...guard, While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war." SCOTT. [Monastery, Vol. II p. 60— «1. " ' I become oblivious of every thing... | |
 | Walter Scott - Lady of the Lake (Legendary character) - 1838 - 394 pages
...Whose brazen studs and tough bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside; For, trained abroad his arras to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield....; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | Walter Scott, J. W. Lake - Poetry - 1838 - 496 pages
...tough bull-hide Had death so often dashed aside; For, trained abroad his arras to wield, Filz-James'» blade was sword and shield.' He practised every pass...guard; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
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