 gainst the English yew, To lift the Scottish spear. Yet his plate-jack was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore : At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron returned in three...  The poetical works of Walter Scott - Page 136by sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820Full view - About this book
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 268 pages
...spear. Yet his plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three day's space, And his looks were sad and sour, And weary was his courser's pace As... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 254 pages
...spear. Yet his plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three day's space, » And his looks were sad and sour, And weary was his courser's pace... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1801 - 464 pages
...The Baron'return'd in three day's fpace, And his looks were fad and four, And weary was his courfer's pace As he reached his rocky tower. He came not from where Ancram Moor f Ran red with Englifh blood, Where the Douglas true, and the bold Buccleuch, 'Gainft keen Lord Ivers... | |
 | Matthew Gregory Lewis - Ballads, English - 1805 - 264 pages
...plate-jack* was braced, and bis helmet was laced, And his waunt.brace of proof ha wore: At his saddle- gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three days' space, And his looks were sad and sour, And weary was his courser's pace As... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 512 pages
...spear. Yet his plate-jack * was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. • • The plate-jeck is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or vtam-brace, armour for the body ; the sperlhe, a battle-axe.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1806 - 198 pages
...spear. Yet his plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. * The plate-jack is coat armour; the vaunt-brace, or wam-brare, armour for the body; the sperthe, a battle-axe.... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1818 - 306 pages
...spear. Til his plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full...his courser's pace, As he reached his rocky tower. * The plate-jack is coat armour; the vaunt-brace, or wamhrace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a... | |
 | Scott - Ballads, Scots - 1821 - 516 pages
...spear. Vet his plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. * The plate-jack is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or wooi-brace, armour tiir the body ; ihe sperthe, a battlt-axc.... | |
 | Scottish border - 1821 - 504 pages
...spear. Yet his plate-jack* was braced, and his helmet was laced, And his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; At his saddle-gerthe was a good steel sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. * The plate-jack is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or wain -brace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a battle-axe.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1822 - 400 pages
...his vaunt-brace of proof he wore ; * The plate-jack is coat-armour ; the vaunt-brace, or wambrace, armour for the body ; the sperthe, a battle-axe. At...sperthe, Full ten pound weight and more. The Baron return'd in three days space, And his looks were sad and sour ; And weary was his courser's pace, As... | |
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