 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 468 pages
...dead ; " Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife." — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....beneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stifiv Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1810 - 454 pages
...; •' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife." — " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff,-— -1 • ' There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to... | |
 | Walter Scott - Arthurian legend - 1810 - 454 pages
...dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife."— " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder brake oeneath the cliff,— There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 284 pages
...dead ; " Who spills the foremost foeman's life, , His party conquers in the strife."-»" Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....beneath the cliff,— There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stift. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English poetry - 1821 - 512 pages
...dead; " Who spills the foremost foeman's life, " His party conquers in the strife.'"— " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff,—- " There lies Bed Murdoch, stark and stiff. " Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, " Then yield to Fate, and not to... | |
 | James Melville M'Culloch - 1827 - 370 pages
...dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife.' " " Then, by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling, let us go, Where, if thou wilt be still his foe, Or if the King shall not agree To grant thee grace and favour... | |
 | Walter Scott - Scottish poetry - 1831 - 582 pages
...— 'Who spills the foremost foeman's life. His party conquers in the strife. '»— • Then, by my word,» the Saxon said, '•The riddle is already...read. Seek yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lie* Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Thus Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and iiot... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1834 - 280 pages
...dead ; " Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife." — " Then, by my word,': the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....cliff, — There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff. Tims Fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to Fate, and not to me. To James, at Stirling, let us... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1838 - 268 pages
..." — " Then, hy my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read. Seek yonder hrake heneath the cliff, — There lies Red Murdoch, stark and stiff....James, at Stirling, let us go, When, if thou wilt he still his foe, Or if the King shall not agree To grant thee grace and favour free, I plight mine... | |
 | William Martin - Readers - 1838 - 368 pages
...dead : — ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life, His party conquers in the strife." " " Then by my word," the Saxon said, " The riddle is already read....yonder brake beneath the cliff, — There lies red Murdock, stark and stiff. Thus fate has solved her prophecy, Then yield to fate, and not to me. To... | |
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No, stranger, none ! And hear— to fire thy flagging zeal— The Saxon cause rests on thy steel ; For thus spoke Fate, by prophet bred Between the living and the dead ; ' Who spills the foremost foeman's life His party conquers in the strife.' ' Then,... 
