 I see the dagger-crest of Mar, I see the Moray's silver star, Wave o'er the cloud of Saxon war, That up the lake comes winding far ! To hero bound for battle-strife, Or bard of martial lay, 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their...  American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 593edited by - 1836Full view - About this book
 | Walter Scott - 1841 - 848 pages
...war, That up the lake comes winding far ! To hero bound for battle-strife, Or bard of martial lay, Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array ! XVI. " Their light-arm'd archers far and near Survey'd the tangled ground, Their centre ranks, with... | |
 | Seba Smith, Lawrence Labree - 1844 - 498 pages
...stormy warmusic, catching the enthosiasm of the scene, swelled forth the chorus Am Rltcin, Am Rhein !" I shall never forget the words, nor the look, nor...tone with which he related this ; it came upon me so suddenly too, like that noble burst of war-melody from the Fxiinburg Castle rock, and I could not... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Readers - 1844 - 492 pages
...war, That up the lake comes winding far : To hero, bounef for battle-strife, Or bard of martial lay, 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array. 2. Their light-armed archers far and near, Surveyed the tangled ground: Their center ranks, with pike... | |
 | Samuel Chester Reid - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1848 - 308 pages
...and the execution of the different evolutions which they performed excited the admiration of all. " 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life One glance at their array !" There were six regiments of infantry, the artillery battalion, acting as light infantry, and Duncan's... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1849 - 596 pages
...war, That up the lake comes winding far ! To hero boune for battle strife, Or bard of martial lay, Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array ! "Their light-armed archers far and near Surveyed the tangled ground, Their centre ranks, with pike... | |
 | European history - 1849 - 202 pages
..." " I believe it," said Alphonse ;— " ' To hero bonne for battle Btrife, Or bard of martial lay, 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array."" Old Dumont smiled, and shook his head mournfully. " Ah, sir, wait till you see the other side of the... | |
 | Letitia Elizabeth Landon - 1852 - 532 pages
...I am the Alexander of the Nile.' I say of these fountains, what Scott says of a martial company, * "Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array.' " Besides, do you hold as nothing his own consciousness of right ? " " Why, sir," replied Mr. Brande,... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1852 - 594 pages
...Saxon war, That up the lake comes winding far! To hero boune for battle strife, Or bard of martial lay, 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array! 46 Their light-armed archers far and near Surveyed the tangled ground, Their centre ranks, with pike... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1855 - 586 pages
...war. That up the lake comes winding far I To hero bound for battle-strife, Or bard of martial lay, 'Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array ! " Their light-arm'd archers far and near Survey'd the tangled ground ; Their centre ranks, with pike... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1856 - 774 pages
...war, That up the lake comes winding far ! To hero bound for battle-strife, Or bard of martial lay, Twere worth ten years of peaceful life, One glance at their array I XVI. " Their light-arm'd archers far and near Surveyed the tangled ground ; Their centre ranks, with... | |
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