 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 maintain'd unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon...  The Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott - Страница 151по Walter Scott - 1831 - 490 странициПълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Code poetical reader - 1877 - 168 страници
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. 85 He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael * maintained * unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, 90 And thrice the Saxon blade... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1878 - 280 страници
...often dashed aside; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield ; He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1880 - 330 страници
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood. And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 240 страници
...often dashed aside; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...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... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 240 страници
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...; While less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon blade drank... | |
 | George Walter Baynham - 1881 - 152 страници
...ne'er might see again ; then foot, and point, and eye opposed, in dubious strife they darkly closed ! Three times in closing strife they stood, and thrice...tartans dyed. Fierce Roderick felt the fatal drain, and showered his blows like wintry rain ; and, as firm rock, or castle roof, against the winter-shower... | |
 | Ferguson - 1881 - 386 страници
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield ; He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they atood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 660 страници
...pfteu dashed aside } p'or, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz James's blade was sword and shield ; He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - 1882 - 684 страници
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield ; He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael maintained unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, And thrice the Saxon sword drank... | |
 | P R Jackson - 1882 - 184 страници
...often dashed aside ; For, trained abroad his arms to wield, Fitz-James's blade was sword and shield. 85 He practised every pass and ward, To thrust, to strike,...While, less expert, though stronger far, The Gael * maintained * unequal war. Three times in closing strife they stood, 90 And thrice the Saxon blade... | |
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