 George's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on the Donjon tower, So heavily it hung. The scouts had parted on their search, The castle gates were barred...  Historical reader - Page 117by Oscar Browning - 1884Full view - About this book
 | 1808 - 556 pages
...gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Lefs bright, and lefs, was flung ; ; The evening gale had fcarce the power To wave it on the Donjon tower, So heavily it hung. L The fcoiits had parted on their fearch, The caftle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Flodden, Battle of, England, 1513 - 1808 - 526 pages
...faded, as the fading ray / Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale had scarce the p6wer To wave it on the Donjon tower, So heavily it hung....had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard,... | |
 | Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1809 - 494 pages
...St. Gc-orge's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on...had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard,... | |
 | 1809 - 914 pages
...Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale liad scarce the power To wave it on the Dunjon tower, So heavily it hung. The scouts had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 280 pages
...St George's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on...had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard ;... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1810 - 532 pages
...tower, So heavily it hung. The scouts had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; . . Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps...Low humming, as he paced along, Some ancient Border gathering-song. A distant trampling sound he hears ; He looks abroad, and soon appears, O'er Horndiff-hill,... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 pages
...St. George's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on...had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard ;... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1818 - 372 pages
...St. George's hanner, hroad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less hright, and less, was flung -. The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on...had parted on their search, The castle gates were harred, Ahove the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard, Low... | |
 | Thomas Ewing - Elocution - 1819 - 448 pages
...AsSt George's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on...had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd; ' Above the gloomy portal -arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1820 - 256 pages
...St George's banner, broad and gay, Now faded, as the fading ray Less bright, and less, was flung ; The evening gale had scarce the power To wave it on...had parted on their search, The castle gates were barr'd ; Above the gloomy portal arch, Timing his footsteps to a march, The warder kept his guard;... | |
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